Anthonomus eugenii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Anthonomus |
Species: | A. eugenii
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Binomial name | |
Anthonomus eugenii Cano, 1894
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Anthonomus eugenii is known as the pepper weevil. This beetle feeds and lays eggs on plants in the genus Capsicum and a few species in the genus Solanum.[1] A. eugenii is native to Mexico,[2] however, it is an important pest of Capsicum in Florida, Puerto Rico, and Central America.[3]
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