Scyphophorus acupunctatus

TaxID: 206504

Basic Information

Scyphophorus acupunctatus

Agave weevil, Sisal Weevil, agave weevil

Scyphophorus acupunctatus, the sisal weevil or agave weevil, is a species of polyphaga beetle of the family of the Curculionidae. Sisal weevil larvae, known as picudo del agave or "nixtamal worms", are a traditional food in parts of Mexico.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Scyphophorus

acupunctatus

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Scyphophorus acupunctatus
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(c) Simon Oliver@BY-NC
Scyphophorus acupunctatus
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(c) Jose-Antonio Ortiz-Marzo@BY-NC
Scyphophorus acupunctatus
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(c) Jose-Antonio Ortiz-Marzo@BY-NC
Scyphophorus acupunctatus
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(c) psweet@BY-SA
Scyphophorus acupunctatus
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(c) Simon Oliver@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (24 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (7 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
China Quarantine pests 2021
India Quarantine pests —
Japan Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
Mozambique Quarantine pests —
Peru Absent —

Distribution (37 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

31
Present
6
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Algeria Absent —
Netherlands Antilles Present —
Australia Absent
Belize Present —
Brazil Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Cuba Present —
Cayman Islands Present —
Cyprus 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