Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Curculionoidea Subfamily Rhynchophorinae Genus Sphenophorus Order Beetle | Class Insecta Family Curculionidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Sphenophorus, Beetle, Sphenophorus abbreviatus, Barypeithes, Larinus turbinatus | ||
Sphenophorus piceus is a species of palm weevils in the family Curculionidae.
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Description
Sphenophorus piceus can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).
Distribution and habitat
This species is widespread from the southern part of Central Europe to the Mediterranean and central Asia. These beetles live on marshy meadows, wet pastures, ponds and lakes.
References
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