Species
Exapion fuscirostre (Scotch broom seed weevil)
Exapion fuscirostre. Photo: (c) Mark Gurney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Exapion fuscirostre (formerly Apion fuscirostre) is a species of straight-snouted weevil known by the general common name Scotch broom seed weevil. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious weed known as Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius).
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
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Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
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Infraorder: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform beetles)
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Superfamily: Curculionoidea (Snout and bark beetles)
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Family: Brentidae (Straight-snouted weevils)
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Subfamily: Apioninae (Pear-shaped weevils)
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Tribe: Apionini
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Subtribe: Exapiina
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Genus: Exapion
- Species: Exapion fuscirostre (Scotch broom seed weevil)
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Genus: Exapion
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Subtribe: Exapiina
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Tribe: Apionini
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Subfamily: Apioninae (Pear-shaped weevils)
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Family: Brentidae (Straight-snouted weevils)
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Superfamily: Curculionoidea (Snout and bark beetles)
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Infraorder: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform beetles)
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Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
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Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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