Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Curculionidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Genus Sitona | |
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Similar Sitona, Sitona striatellus, Sitona gressorius, Sitona lineatus, Phyllobius pyri | ||
Sitona lepidus or clover root weevil is a species of weevil found in Europe. It has now spread to North America and New Zealand.
S. lepidus was found in New Zealand pastures in 1996 and poses a threat to farm productivity since it damages the clover plant. The use of the parasitic wasp Microctonus aethiopoides as a biological control is under way in Southland, New Zealand.
References
Sitona lepidus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA