''Hypera zoilus'' (syn. ''H. punctata''),
Crop Protection Compendium. CABI. commonly known as the clover leaf weevil, is a species of
weevil
Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, ...
that can be found in
clover
Clover or trefoil are common names for plants of the genus ''Trifolium'' (from Latin ''tres'' 'three' + ''folium'' 'leaf'), consisting of about 300 species of flowering plants in the legume or pea family Fabaceae originating in Europe. The genus h ...
fields throughout North America and Europe. It is typically brown and 5–9 mm in length.
References
Entiminae
Beetles described in 1763
Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
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