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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Fuller's Rose Weevil
Pantomorus cervinus

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Snout and Bark Beetles (Superfamily Curculionoidea)a)

-​True Weevils (Family Curculionidae)

-​Broad-nosed Weevils (Subfamily Entiminae)

-Tribe Eustylini

-Genus Exophthalmus


The Pantomorus cervinus, commonly known as the Fuller’s rose weevil or citrus root weevil, is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is considered a pest due to its impact on a wide variety of plants, particularly in agricultural settings. Pantomorus cervinus is polyphagous, meaning it feeds on a wide range of host plants. It is particularly known for attacking citrus trees, roses, and other ornamental and agricultural plants.

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