| Pepper weevil | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
| Tribe: | Anthonomini |
| Genus: | Anthonomus |
| Species: | A. eugenii |
| Binomial name | |
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Anthonomus eugenii Cano |
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The pepper weevil (Anthonomus eugenii) feeds and lays eggs on the genus Capsicum and a few species of Solanum (Solanaceae). It is an important pest of Capsicum in Florida, Puerto Rico, and Central America.
Catolaccus hunteri Crawford is a parasitoid that preys on A. eugenii in Florida.