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Cyrtotrachelus buqueti

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Subject: Cyrtotrachelus buqueti
Gender:Male or Female
Origin:Thailand
Class:A
Size:
Preparation:
Item Code:COL0111
Kind:Wood frame
Size:13,5x19,5x4 (cm)
Size:5.3x7.7x1.6 (inch)
Serie:Geographica
Availability:0
Price: € 30.0

Didactical leaflet

Cyrtotrachelus buqueti

Cyrtotrachelus buqueti belongs to the Curculionidae Family which is well known among the farmers, since they are responsible for the little holes that can be find on fruits. These insects have prolonged snout with the mouth with strong jaws on its apex. Thanks to this elongated head weevils can reach and eat the fruit pulp. The larvas, as carpenters well know, are destructive to seasoning timber, even the most precious one, because they can can bore intricate tunnels in it.\

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