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Cleonis piger (Scopoli, 1763) (Large Thistle Weevil)

Suggested Literature

Cleonis piger may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CURCULIONOIDEA
(weevils and allied beetles)
CURCULIONIDAE
(weevils)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Cleonis piger is associated with:

Photos Carduus - a genus of thistles (Asteraceae) causes gall of root Bullock, J.A., 1992
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Photos Carduus - a genus of thistles (Asteraceae) causes gall of stem Bullock, J.A., 1992
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Photos larva Carduus - a genus of thistles (Asteraceae) larva feeds within stem Foreign Morris, M.G., 2002
Photos larva Cirsium - a genus of thistles (Asteraceae) larva feeds within stem Foreign Morris, M.G., 2002
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Cirsium arvense - Creeping Thistle (Asteraceae) larva feeds within stem UK/Ireland Major Morris, M.G., 2002

There may be more taxa associated with Cleonis piger listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Cleonis piger:

Cleonis piger may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CURCULIONOIDEA
(weevils and allied beetles)
CURCULIONIDAE
(weevils)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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