Sitona lepidus or clover root weevil is a species of weevil found in Europe. It has now spread to North America and New Zealand.
| Sitona lepidus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Sitona |
| Species: | S. lepidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sitona lepidus Gyllenhaal, 1834
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S. lepidus was found in New Zealand pastures in 1996 and poses a threat to farm productivity since it damages the clover plant. The use of the parasitic wasp Microctonus aethiopoides as a biological control is under way in Southland, New Zealand.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Biocontrol for Weevil in Southland". Landcare Trust. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
External links edit
Wikispecies has information related to Sitona lepidus.
- Clover Root Weevil at the New Zealand Landcare Trust
- Clover root weevil in the South Island (New Zealand)