Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal,1838

sisal weevil

on Agave, Yucca, etc.

parasite

Oviposition near the growing point. Larvae bore in the bases of the leaves and in the flowering stem.

host plants

Asparagaceae, oligophagous

Agave americana, salmiana; Dracaena; Yucca.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

notes

Originally a Mexican species.

references

Cuervo-Parra, Pérez-España, López Pérez, ao (2013a), Falgas (2015a), Kontodimas & Kallinikou (2010a).