root-boring weevil (Hylobius transversovittatus ) on purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria )

root-boring weevil
Hylobius transversovittatus (Goeze, 1777)

Host: purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.)
Descriptor: Damage
Description: adult feeding damage (ragged edge on center leaf) and frass (ink spot). Adults are generally nocturnal, so this is a good way to determine their presence.
Image type: Field
Image location: Oregon, United States

Photographer Information

Name: Eric Coombs
Organization: Oregon Department of Agriculture
Country: United States

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Subject: root-boring weevil
Genus: Hylobius
Family: Curculionidae
Order: Coleoptera
Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta)
Photographer: Eric Coombs
Organization: Oregon Department of Agriculture
Area: Natural Resources - Biological Control

Image Number: 5435874

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Image uploaded on Thursday, May 12, 2011
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