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Welcome to Superfamily Curculionoidea!

Curculionoidea - Liber Deserti

Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Subclass Pterygota > Order Coleoptera > Suborder Polyphaga > Infraorder Cucujiformia > Superfamily Curculionoidea

(From Wikipedia) Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts.

FACT: Many weevils are considered pests for their propensity for grains and nuts, as well as their ability to kill a number of crops!

Currently discovered: 2/7 Families

Family

  1. Anthribidae - Fungus Weevils
  2. Curculionidae - True Weevils