| Hypera postica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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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.
- ^ Sweetman, Harvey L.; Wedemeyer, Jack (Jan 1933). "Further Studies of the Physical Ecology of the Alfafa Weevil, Hypera postica (Gyllenhal)". Ecology. 14 (1). Ecological Society of America: 46–60. Bibcode:1933Ecol...14...46S. doi:10.2307/1932576. JSTOR 1932576.