Sitona cylindricollis

Sitona cylindricollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Sitona
Species:
S. cylindricollis
Binomial name
Sitona cylindricollis
(Fahraeus, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Sitona alpinensis Tanner, 1987

Sitona cylindricollis, the sweetclover weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America,[1] where it is a pest of sweetclover and alfalfa. Larvae feed on the root nodules of these plants, eventually pupating near the soil surface.[5]

Sweetclover weevil, Sitona cylindricollis
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  5. ^ Loan, C. (1 October 1961). "Introduction of European Parasites of Sitona spp. for Control of the Sweetclover Weevil, Sitona cylindricollis, in Canada". Journal of Economic Entomology. 54 (5): 1026–1031. doi:10.1093/jee/54.5.1026. Retrieved 24 July 2024.