Annonaceae

Guides

• Heilipus

  pine weevils

  Heilipus is a genus of New World weevils in the family Curculionidae, containing over 280 described species distributed from the southern United States to northern Argentina. The genus is characterized by two primary feeding guilds: seed borers that develop within fruits of Lauraceae, and trunk borers that tunnel into stems of host trees. Several species are significant agricultural pests, particularly of avocado (Persea americana) and other commercial crops. The Brazilian Atlantic Forest has been proposed as a possible center of origin for the genus based on high diversity of both weevils and host plants.

  weevilCurculionidaeLauraceaeAnnonaceaeavocado-pestseed-borertrunk-borerNew-Worldagricultural-pestquarantine-pestpre-dispersal-seed-predatorAtlantic-Forestintegrated-pest-management

• Neococytius cluentius

  Cluentius sphinx

  Neococytius cluentius, commonly known as the Cluentius sphinx, is a large hawkmoth in the family Sphingidae. It is the sole species in its genus. The species has a broad distribution across the Neotropics, extending northward into the southern United States. Adults are powerful fliers and are attracted to light.

  hawkmothsphingidNeotropicalpestAnnonaceaenocturnalstrong-flier