Scyphophorus acupunctatus, the sisal weevil or agave weevil, is a species of polyphaga beetle of the family of the Curculionidae. Sisal weevil larvae, known as picudo del agave
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sisal Weevil being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Scyphophorus yuccae
- Sphenophorus striatopunctatus
- Sphenophorus necydaloides
- Cosmopolites sordidus
- Odoiporus longicollis
- Rhynchophorus palmarum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Genus
- Scyphophorus
- Species
- Scyphophorus acupunctatus
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