Neochetina

Neochetina is a genus of weevils known as water hyacinth weevil which are native to South America.

Neochetina
Neochetina bruchi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Brachyceridae
Subfamily: Brachycerinae
Tribe: Erirhinini
Genus: Neochetina
Hustache, 1926
Species

N. eichhorniae
N. bruchi

Neochetina feed almost exclusively on the highly vigorous water hyacinth (Eichhornia spp.). There are at least two species: N. eichhorniae or mottled water hyacinth weevil which gets its name from the plant it feeds on and N. bruchi or chevroned water hyacinth weevil which is characterized by a chevron–shaped marking on its back.

Both weevils have been introduced extensively in countries around the world to help control water hyacinth growth which threatens to choke numerous waterways and lakes worldwide.

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