Ceutorhynchus rapae explained

Ceutorhynchus rapae, or the cabbage curculio, is a species of minute seed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America and Europe. It feeds on Erysimum crepidifolium, Erysimum cheiranthoides, and Capsella bursa-pastoris.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26093-1.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-25916-4.

Notes and References

1. Mason . P.G. . Miall . J.H. . Bouchard . P. . Brauner . A. . Gillespie . D.R. . Gibson . G.A.P. . The parasitoid communities associated with Ceutorhynchus species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Ontario and Québec, Canada . The Canadian Entomologist . April 2014 . 146 . 2 . 224–235 . 10.4039/tce.2013.65. 85244972 .