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Rhynchites auratus

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Rhynchites auratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Attelabidae
Genus: Rhynchites
Species:
R. auratus
Binomial name
Rhynchites auratus
(Scopoli, 1763)

Rhynchites auratus, sometimes called the apricot weevil, cherry-fruit weevil, or golden green snout weevil, is a species of weevil of the family Rhynchitidae.[1]

Description

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Adults measure 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in) in body length. Their bodies are golden-red in color, with their rostrums and legs brown. Larvae are 12 mm (0.47 in) and are white with brown heads. Adults feed on the flowers of cherry trees and other trees in the family Rosaceae. Adult females later bore holes into the fruits of these trees in which they will lay their eggs. In high densities, they are considered a serious orchard pest, causing damaged fruits to drop off of trees.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhynchites auratus (Scopoli, 1763)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ The Department of Entomology. "Rhynchites auratus (Scopoli)". The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved 28 January 2018.