Conotrachelus retentus

Conotrachelus retentus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Conotrachelus
Species:	C. retentus
Binomial name
Conotrachelus retentus (Say, 1831)

Conotrachelus retentus, the black walnut curculio, is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Larvae feed on the developing walnut, while adults feed on foliage. Adult weevils rarely leave the tree they were born on.[4]

References

1. "Conotrachelus retentus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Conotrachelus retentus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Conotrachelus retentus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. Ulmer, J. G.; Linit, M. J.; Kearby, W. H. (1 December 1983). "Flight and Dispersal Behavior of the Black Walnut Curculio, Conotrachelus retentus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) 1". Environmental Entomology. 12 (6): 1683–1686. doi:10.1093/ee/12.6.1683.

Further reading

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