Euhrychiopsis lecontei

Euhrychiopsis lecontei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
Family:
Curculionidae
Subfamily:
Baridinae
Tribe:
Phytobiini
Genus:
Euhrychiopsis
Species:
E. lecontei
Binomial name
Euhrychiopsis lecontei
(Dietz, 1896)

Euhrychiopsis lecontei, also known as the milfoil weevil, is a type of weevil that has been investigated as a potential biocontrol agent for Eurasian water milfoil.[1] It is found in the eastern and central United States and western Canada.[2]

  1. ^ Ellen Healey (December 17, 2008). "Euhrychiopsis leconti and Myriophylum spicatum. Establishing a balance In Candlewood Lake: Response to stocking weevils in Eurasian watermilfoil weed beds" (PDF). Candlewood Lake Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
  2. ^ Ross H. Arnett Jr.; Michael C. Thomas; Paul E. Skelley & J. Howard Frank (2002). American Beetles Volume 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0954-9.