Lixus cardui
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Lixus cardui is a species of true weevil
found in Europe
It was introduced in Australia to control scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium, an invasive weed.
Curculionidae
Curculionidae is the family of the "true" weevils . It was formerly recognized in 1998 as the largest of any animal family, with over 40,000 species described worldwide at that time...
found in Europe
It was introduced in Australia to control scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium, an invasive weed.