Timothy Billbug in Howard Co., Maryland (5/5/2021). (c) jack, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Description
Very large punctures along striae of elytra; beak humped at base. (BugGuide)
Where To Find
Coastal salt-spray barrens, pinelands, hay fields, corn fields. Hosts include Timothy (Phleum pratense), Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis). (BugGuide)
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Source: Wikipedia
| Sphenophorus zeae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Sphenophorus |
| Species: | S. zeae
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphenophorus zeae Walsh, 1867
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sphenophorus zeae, the Timothy billbug, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sphenophorus zeae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Sphenophorus zeae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Sphenophorus zeae species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.