Neochetina
Sign in to saveNeochetina is a genus of weevils known as water hyacinth weevil which are native to South America.
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Vinony's link graph records 5 inbound references to Neochetina, and connects out to South America, Animalia and insect.
Vinony files it under Beetles of South America and Brachycerinae.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
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- 1
- Family
- Brachyceridae
- Collections
- EMEC
- Recorded in
- United States
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Curculionidae
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- Waterhyacinth Weevils
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Neochetina is a genus of weevils known as water hyacinth weevil which are native to South America.
Neochetina feed almost exclusively on the highly vigorous water hyacinth (Eichhornia spp.). There are at least two species: N. eichhorniae or mottled water hyacinth weevil which gets its name from the plant it feeds on and N. bruchi or chevroned water hyacinth weevil which is characterized by a chevron–shaped marking on its back.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neochetina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.