Cechides amoenus

Cechides amoenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Cechides
Species: C. amoenus
Binomial name
Cechides amoenus
Pascoe

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

It is the main seed predator of Banksia prionotes.[1]

References

  1. 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.
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