Cleonis pigra
TaxID: 201878
Basic Information
Cleonis pigra
sluggish weevil, Weevil, Large Thistle Weevil
Cleonis pigra, the sluggish weevil or large thistle weevil, is a weevil species recorded in Britain and native to Eurasia. It was introduced into North America to help control creeping thistle. This species develops in the roots of plants in the family Asteraceae. It appears spelled different ways in the literature: Cleonis piger, Cleonus piger, Cleonus pigra, but the correct spelling under ICZN Article 31.2 is Cleonis pigra It is identified by double V-pattern elytra and a rostrum with three sulci.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Cleonis
pigra
unclassified
Species
nan
k__Metazoa;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Coleoptera;f__Curculionidae;g__Cleonis;s__Cleonis pigra
nan
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (2 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Peru | Absent | — |
| United States of America | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (41 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | Present | — |
| Austria | Present | — |
| Azerbaijan | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Bulgaria | Present | — |
| Belarus | Present | — |
| Canada | Present | — |
| China | Present | — |
| Czechia | Present | — |
| Germany | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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