Rhynchophorus phoenicis

TaxID: 206503

Basic Information

Rhynchophorus phoenicis

African Palm Weevil, African palm weevil

The African Palm Weevil or Rhynchophorus phoenicis is a species of beetles belonging to the family Curculionidae.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Rhynchophorus

phoenicis

unclassified

Photos (0 photos)

No photos available.

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (4 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Cocos nucifera Host
Elaeis guineensis Host
Metroxylon sagu Host
Phoenix dactylifera Host

Quarantine Status (12 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
China Quarantine pests 2021
Greece Quarantine pests —
Indonesia Absent —
Israel Quarantine pest 2009
Jordan Absent 2013
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
Morocco Quarantine pest 2018
Madagascar Quarantine pests —
Malaysia Quarantine pests —
Paraguay Quarantine pests —
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Distribution (30 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

30
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Benin Present —
Botswana Present —
Central African Republic Present —
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Cameroon Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
Ethiopia Present —
Gabon Present —
Ghana Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature