Orchestes fagi
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| Orchestes fagi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Orchestes |
| Species: | O. fagi |
| Binomial name | |
| Orchestes fagi | |
Orchestes fagi , beech leaf-miner beetle,[2] is a species of weevil native to Europe.[3][4][5] The larvae mine the leaves of beech (Fagus species).[6] It is an invasive species in Canada where it is damaging to American beech.[7]