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Grypus equiseti

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Species of beetle

Grypus equiseti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Brachyceridae
Genus: Grypus
Species: G. equiseti
Binomial name
Grypus equiseti
(Fabricius, 1775)

Grypus equiseti, known by the common name horsetail weevil, is a species of weevil native to Europe. It feeds on Equisetum arvense (field horsetail or common horsetail) and Equisetum palustre (marsh horsetail) plants. It has been introduced to New Zealand to control Equisetum arvense, which is an invasive species there.

References

  1. Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Freude, H., Harde, K.W., & Lohse, G.A. (eds, 1981, 1983) Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Band 10. Bruchidae, Anthribidae, Scolytidae, Platypodidae, Curculionidae. Band 11. Curculionidae II. Krefeld: Goecke & Evers.
  4. Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Grypus equiseti (Fabricius, 1775)". Watford Coleoptera Group. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Grypus equiseti
Curculio equiseti


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