Rice Weevil
Sitophilus oryzae Hustache, A., 1930
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Curculionidae |
| Genus | Sitophilus |
| Species | Sitophilus oryzae Hustache, A., 1930 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Iowa.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa
Counties
- Iowa
- Fayette
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NNA
- United States
- NNA
Subnational ranks
- New Brunswick
- SNA Not Applicable
- Saskatchewan
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alberta
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- Quebec
- SNA Not Applicable
- Prince Edward Island
- SNA Not Applicable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNA Not Applicable
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nova Scotia
- SNA Not Applicable
- RI
- SNA Not Applicable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. & Christiansen, K. 1990. Evolution and zoogeography of the invertebrate cave faunas of the Driftless Area of the upper Mississippi River Valley of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 73–88. doi:10.1139/z90-012
How to cite this account
Sitophilus oryzae Hustache, A., 1930. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2051. https://cavebiology.org/species/sitophilus-oryzae/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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