Rice weevil | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Subfamily: | Dryophthorinae |
Tribe: | Litosomini |
Genus: | Sitophilus |
Species: | S. oryzae
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Binomial name | |
Sitophilus oryzae | |
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The rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) is a stored product pest which attacks seeds of several crops, including wheat, rice, and maize.