Rice weevil

Rice weevil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Sitophilus
Species:
S. oryzae
Binomial name
Sitophilus oryzae
Synonyms
  • Calandra funebris Rey, 1895
  • Calandra minor Sasaki, 1910
  • Calandra sasakii Takahashi, 1928
  • Curculio bituberculatus Fabricius, 1781
  • Curculio frugilegus De Geer, 1775
  • Curculio oryza Linnaeus, 1763

The rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) is a stored product pest which attacks seeds of several crops, including wheat, rice, and maize.

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