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.[1][2][3] Preferred host plants include Datura wrightii, commonly known as sacred datura.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Trichobaris |
| Species: | T. compacta
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| Trichobaris compacta Casey, 1892
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References
edit- ^ a b "Trichobaris compacta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Trichobaris compacta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Trichobaris compacta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ 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. 25 (14): 3509–3519. doi:10.1111/mec.13686. ISSN 0962-1083.
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.