Tanysphyrus lemnae (Paykull & G.de, 1792) is a animal in the Brachyceridae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tanysphyrus lemnae (Paykull & G.de, 1792)

Tanysphyrus lemnae is a weevil species native to Europe and North America, whose larvae are leaf-miners in Lemna duckweed.

Family

Brachyceridae

Genus

Tanysphyrus

Order

Coleoptera

Class

Insecta

About Tanysphyrus lemnae (Paykull & G.de, 1792)

Tanysphyrus lemnae is a weevil species that is native to both Europe and North America. The larvae of this species are leaf-miners that develop in duckweed of the genus Lemna.

Photo: (c) Dr. Sven Gippner, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dr. Sven Gippner · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Brachyceridae › Tanysphyrus

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

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