Scyphophorus yuccae, also known as the yucca weevil, is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae. It is found in North America. Its host plant is the chaparral yucca, Hesperoyucca whipplei.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Yucca 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 acupunctatus
- Sphenophorus striatopunctatus
- Sphenophorus necydaloides
- Rhynchophorus palmarum
- Cosmopolites sordidus
- Dynamis borassi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Genus
- Scyphophorus
- Species
- Scyphophorus yuccae
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