Cylas formicarius
Species of beetle
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Cylas formicarius, the sweet potato weevil, is a species of sweet potato weevil in the beetle family Brentidae. It is found in Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), Central America, North America, Oceania, South America, Southern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and temperate Asia.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
| Family: | Brentidae |
| Genus: | Cylas |
| Species: | C. formicarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Cylas formicarius (Fabricius, 1798) | |
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