Larinus latus (J.F.W.Herbst, 1783) is a animal in the Curculionidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Larinus latus (J.F.W.Herbst, 1783)

Larinus latus is a true weevil species used as biological control against Onopordum thistles in Australia.

Family

Curculionidae

Genus

Larinus

Order

Coleoptera

Class

Insecta

About Larinus latus (J.F.W.Herbst, 1783)

Larinus latus, with the scientific name Larinus latus (J.F.W.Herbst, 1783), is a species of true weevil. In Australia, it is used as a biological pest control agent against Onopordum thistles.

Photo: (c) Σάββας Ζαφειρίου (Savvas Zafeiriou), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Σάββας Ζαφειρίου (Savvas Zafeiriou) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Curculionidae › Larinus

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

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