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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Conotrachelus |
| Species: | C. retentus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conotrachelus retentus (Say, 1831)
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References
edit- ^ "Conotrachelus retentus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Conotrachelus retentus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Conotrachelus retentus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ 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
edit- 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.