Nassophasis foveata

Nassophasis foveata, is a species of weevil found in India, and Sri Lanka.[1]

Nassophasis foveata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Phytophaga
Superfamily:
Curculionoidea
Family:
Curculionidae
Genus:
Nassophasis
Species:
N. foveata
Binomial name
Nassophasis foveata
O.C.Waterhouse, 1879

It is one of the major orchid pest that attack Aerides fieldingii.[2]

References
  1. "Annotated checklist of Indian rhynchophorinae (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae)". Indian Journal of Entomology. 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  2. "Insects associated with orchids" (PDF). scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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