Brachyderes lusitanicus
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| Pine weevil | |
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| Museum specimen of Brachyderes lusitanicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Brachyderes |
| Species: | B. lusitanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyderes lusitanicus Fabricius 1781 | |
Brachyderes lusitanicus, the pine weevil, is a species in the weevil family (Curculionidae). This weevil can reach a length around 8 mm. It occurs in Portugal, Spain, and France.