Conotrachelus retentus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Conotrachelus |
Species: | C. retentus
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Binomial name | |
Conotrachelus retentus (
Say, 1831)
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Conotrachelus retentus, the black walnut curculio, is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] Larvae feed on the developing walnut, while adults feed on foliage. Adult weevils rarely leave the tree they were born on. [4]