Orchestes fagi explained

Orchestes fagi , beech leaf-miner beetle,[1] is a species of weevil native to Europe.[2] [3] [4] The larvae mine the leaves of beech (Fagus species).[5] It is an invasive species in Canada where it is damaging to American beech.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orchestes fagi - Wikispecies.
  2. [Fauna Europaea]
  3. Morris, M.G. (2012) True Weevils. (Coleoptera: Curculioninae, Baridinae, Oroitidinae). Part III. Royal Entomological Society of London Handbook 5 (17d).
  4. Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs
  5. Web site: Orchestes fagi (Linnaeus, 1758). British leafminers. 26 May 2018.
  6. Morrison. Andrew. Sweeney. Jon. Hughes. Cory. Johns. Rob C.. Hitching a ride: firewood as a potential pathway for range expansion of an exotic beech leaf-mining weevil, Orchestes fagi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Canadian Entomologist. 149. 1. 2016. 129–137. 0008-347X. 10.4039/tce.2016.42. 90555005.

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