Scyphophorus yuccae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Scyphophorus |
Species: | S. yuccae
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Binomial name | |
Scyphophorus yuccae
Horn, 1873
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Scyphophorus yuccae, also known as the yucca weevil, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] Its host plant is the chaparral yucca, Hesperoyucca whipplei. [4]