Hypera postica

TaxID: 36757

Basic Information

Hypera postica

Alfalfa Weevil, Clover Leaf Weevil, alfalfa weevil

Hypera postica, commonly known as the alfalfa weevil, is a species of weevil; it can be found in alfalfa fields throughout Europe. Considered a destructive threat to alfalfa production in North America, several accidental introductions have been successfully countered though the use of a variety of biological control species.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Hypera

postica

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Hypera postica
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(c) Michael A. Voeltz@BY-NC
Hypera postica
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(c) Michael A. Voeltz@BY-NC
Hypera postica
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(c) Russell Pfau@BY-NC
Hypera postica
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(c) Michael A. Voeltz@BY-NC
Hypera postica
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(c) Mike Quinn@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (2 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Medicago sativa Host
Vicia faba Host

Quarantine Status (4 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Costa Rica Absent —
Dominican Republic Quarantine pests —
Greece Quarantine pests —
Panama Quarantine pests —

Distribution (56 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Algeria Present —
American Samoa Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Brunei Darussalam Present —
Canada Present —
Switzerland Present —
China 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