Euplatypus compositus (Say & T., 1824) is a animal in the Curculionidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Euplatypus compositus (Say & T., 1824)

Euplatypus compositus (Say & T., 1824)

Euplatypus compositus is a pinhole borer beetle found in the southeastern US, associated with four Raffaelea fungi species.

Family
Genus
Euplatypus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Euplatypus compositus (Say & T., 1824)

Euplatypus compositus (Say & T., 1824) is a pinhole borer species belonging to the weevil beetle family Curculionidae. It occurs in the southeastern United States. This beetle is associated with at least four different species of Raffaelea fungi.

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 Curculionidae Euplatypus

More from Curculionidae

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