Smicronyx fulvus
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| image = Smicronyx fulvus P1300729b.jpg
| taxon = Smicronyx fulvus
| authority = LeConte, 1876
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Smicronyx fulvus, commonly known as the red sunflower seed weevil,[http://bugguide.net/node/view/251248/bgref Name] is a weevil in the family Curculionidae.
Description
Adult beetles are 2.5–3 mm in length.{{cite web
| url = https://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/insects/fad18s00.html
| title = Crops | Insects | Sunflower Seed Weevils
| access-date = December 21, 2012
}}
They are long and reddish-brown in color.[http://eol.org/pages/650100/overview Description]
Distribution
The species is found in the United States and Canada.[http://eol.org/pages/650100/overview Distribution]
Ecology
The larvae feed on Helianthus species and are sometimes parasitised by the braconid wasp Nealiolus curculionis.{{cite book|author=Capinera, John L. |title=Handbook of Vegetable Pests |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_0KOVxv-tYC&pg=PA130 |year=2001 |publisher=Gulf Professional Publishing |isbn=978-0-12-158861-8 |pages=130–132}}
References
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Category:Beetles of North America
Category:Beetles described in 1876
Category:Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte
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