Curculio sayi

Curculio sayi, the small chestnut weevil, is a species of true weevil in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1]The distribution of this species extends from Canada and Massachusetts to North Carolina, Tennessee, and Ohio, and probably farther westward. The average length of the body is about 1/4" (6mm). [4]

Dorsal view

Curculio sayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Curculioninae
Genus: Curculio
Species:
C. sayi
Binomial name
Curculio sayi
(Gyllenhal, 1836)
Synonyms[1]
  • Balaninus acuminatus Casey, 1910
  • Balaninus algonquinus Casey, 1910
  • Balaninus auriger Casey, 1910
  • Balaninus macilentus Casey, 1910
  • Balaninus mollis Casey, 1910
  • Balaninus perexilis Casey, 1910
  • Balaninus setosicornis Casey, 1910
  • Balaninus sparsus Gyllenhal, 1836
  • Balaninus strigosus Casey, 1910


Appearance of adults may vary from late in June to July, according to locality and season - growing degree days. Eggs are laid singly, but many may be placed in a single nut. The larvae when hatched feed on the tissue of the growing kernels. [4]

References
  1. "Curculio sayi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  2. "Curculio sayi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  3. "Curculio sayi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  4. F. H. CHITTENDEN, THE NUT WEEVILS YEARBOOK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.


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