Lixus cardui
Appearance
Lixus cardui | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Lixus |
Species: | L. cardui
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Binomial name | |
Lixus cardui Olivier, 1807
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.