Eugnamptus angustatus (J.F.W.Herbst, 1797) is a animal in the Attelabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eugnamptus angustatus (J.F.W.Herbst, 1797)

Eugnamptus angustatus (J.F.W.Herbst, 1797)

Eugnamptus angustatus is a leaf rolling weevil found in North America whose larvae mine dead Sassafras albidum leaves.

Family
Genus
Eugnamptus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eugnamptus angustatus (J.F.W.Herbst, 1797)

Eugnamptus angustatus, formally described by J.F.W. Herbst in 1797, is a species of leaf rolling weevil that belongs to the beetle family Attelabidae. This species is found in North America. The larvae of Eugnamptus angustatus act as leaf miners that feed and develop within dead leaves of Sassafras albidum.

Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Attelabidae Eugnamptus

More from Attelabidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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