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Trichobaris
Sign in to saveTrichobaris is a genus of flower weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are 8 to 13 species in genus Trichobaris.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 210
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Collections
- IFIT-CP
- Recorded in
- Mexico
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Curculionidae
- Image
- Trichobaris mucorea.jpg
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Trichobaris is a genus of flower weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are 8 to 13 species in genus Trichobaris.
These weevils feed on plants in the family Solanaceae, including cultivated plants such as tomato, potato, and tobacco. They likely evolved in association with plants of genus Datura.
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