Ceutorhynchus rapae
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| Ceutorhynchus rapae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Ceutorhynchus |
| Species: | C. rapae |
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| Ceutorhynchus rapae (Gyllenhal, 1837) | |
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Ceutorhynchus rapae, or the cabbage curculio, is a species of minute seed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America and Europe.[1][2][3] It feeds on Erysimum crepidifolium, Erysimum cheiranthoides, and Capsella bursa-pastoris.[4]