Lixus cardui
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| Lixus cardui | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Lixus |
| Species: | L. cardui |
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| Lixus cardui Olivier, 1807 | |
Lixus cardui is a species of true weevil found in Europe[1]
It was introduced in Australia to control scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium, an invasive weed.
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