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Lixus cardui

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Lixus cardui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Lixus
Species:
L. cardui
Binomial name
Lixus cardui
Olivier, 1807

Lixus cardui is a species of true weevil found in Europe[1]

It was introduced in Australia to control scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium, an invasive weed.

References

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  1. ^ Joe Balciunas (2007). "Lixus cardui, a biological control agent for scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium): Safe for Australia, but not the USA?" (PDF). Biological Control 41 (2007) 134–141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-12-23.