Phytophaga
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Phytophaga is a large clade of plant-feeding beetles that includes weevils and related groups within the order Coleoptera.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phytophaga canonical | 1 |
| Weevils | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Coleoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
herbivory
ⓘ
plant-feeding habit ⓘ |
| class | Insecta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | plant-feeding beetles ⓘ |
| contains | many economically important pest species ⓘ |
| diet | plants ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| diversity | species-rich clade ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
herbivore
ⓘ
plant pest ⓘ |
| feedingType | phytophagous ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Animalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arthropoda ⓘ Insecta NERFINISHED ⓘ Polyphaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Chrysomeloidea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Curculionoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ leaf beetles ⓘ longhorn beetles ⓘ weevils ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeStageFeeding |
adults feed on plants
ⓘ
larvae feed on plants ⓘ |
| morphologicalTrait | specialized mouthparts for feeding on plants ⓘ |
| order | Coleoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
agricultural entomology
ⓘ
systematic entomology ⓘ |
| suborder | Polyphaga ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | clade ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Weevils