Grypus equiseti (Fabricius, 1775)
(Horsetail Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGrypus equiseti (Horsetail Weevil)
FamilyERIRHINIDAE (a family of weevils)
Division Orthoceri (primitive weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Grypus equiseti (Horsetail Weevil) :
1: Grypus equiseti (Horsetail Weevil)
24 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Greater Horsetail
Image 1: Side viewImage 2: Side view (2)Image 3: Top viewImage 4: Top view (2)Image 5: Underside
2: Grypus equiseti (Horsetail Weevil)
16 Aug 1997 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
on yellow loosestrife
Image 1: 4 views

Grypus equiseti (Horsetail Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Grypus equiseti (Horsetail Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Grypus equiseti (Horsetail Weevil)
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