Cechides amoenus

Cechides amoenus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Cechides
Species:	C. amoenus
Binomial name
Cechides amoenus Pascoe, 1872[1]

Cechides amoenus is a species of curculionid weevil, native to Western Australia.

It is the main seed predator of Banksia prionotes.[2]

References

1. "Species Cechides amoenus Pascoe, 1872". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
2. Scott, John K. (1982). "The impact of destructive insects on reproduction in six species of Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Australian Journal of Zoology. 30 (6): 901–21. doi:10.1071/ZO9820901.