Hypera postica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Hypera |
Species: | H. postica
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Binomial name | |
Hypera postica (Gyllenhal, 1813)
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Synonyms | |
Rhynchaenus postica Gyllenhal, 1813 |
Hypera postica, commonly known as the alfalfa weevil, is a species of weevil; it can be found in alfalfa fields throughout Europe.[1] Considered a destructive threat to alfalfa production in North America, several accidental introductions have been successfully countered though the use of a variety of biological control species.