Apion rubens is a species of seed weevil native to Europe.[1][2] It is associated with Rumex acetosella. [3]

Apion rubens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Brentidae
Genus: Apion
Species:
A. rubens
Binomial name
Apion rubens
Stephens, 1839

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Morris, M.G., 1990 Orthocerous Weevils: Coleoptera Curculionoidea (Nemonychidae, Anthribidae, Urodontidae, Attelabidae and Apionidae) Handbooks for Identification of British Insects Volume: 5.16 Royal Entomological Society, London Illustrations : 321 text figs
  3. ^ Giusto, Carlo; Baviera, Cosimo (2021-05-15). "Apionidae of the Francesco Vitale collection (Insecta: Coleoptera". Atti della Accademia Perloritana dei Pericolanti. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. 99 (1): A5–1–A5-41. doi:10.1478/AAPP.991A5.
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