Trichobaris compacta explained

Trichobaris compacta, also known as the datura weevil, is a species of flower weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. Preferred host plants include Datura wrightii, commonly known as sacred datura.^[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. Lee . Gisuk . Joo . Youngsung . Diezel . Celia . Lee . Eun Ju . Baldwin . Ian T. . Kim . Sang‐Gyu . July 2016 . Trichobaris weevils distinguish amongst toxic host plants by sensing volatiles that do not affect larval performance . Molecular Ecology . en . 25 . 14 . 3509–3519 . 10.1111/mec.13686 . 0962-1083.