Sitona californius is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. The species has often been misspelled as "Sitona californicus".
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sitona californius 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
- Sitona cylindricollis
- Coelositona puberulus
- Sitona discoideus
- Sitona humeralis
- Sitona hispidulus
- Coelositona cambricus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Genus
- Sitona
- Species
- Sitona californius
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