''Sphenophorus aequalis'', the clay-coloured billbug, is a species of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
in the family
Dryophthoridae
Dryophthorinae is a weevil subfamily within the family Curculionidae. While it is not universally accepted as distinct from other curculionid subfamilies, at least one major recent revision elevated it to family rank, as DryophthoridaeAlonso-Zara ...
. It is found in North America.
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Subspecies
These five subspecies belong to the species ''Sphenophorus aequalis'':
* ''Sphenophorus aequalis aequalis'' Gyllenhal, 1838
* ''Sphenophorus aequalis ochreus''
* ''Sphenophorus aequalis pictus''
* ''Sphenophorus aequalis scirpi'' Chittenden
* ''Sphenophorus aequalis univitta'' Chittenden
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Dryophthorinae
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Beetles described in 1838
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