Dry-tropical-forest
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Anthonomus rufipennis
Anthonomus rufipennis is a specialist herbivorous weevil in the family Curculionidae that exhibits seasonal dormancy in dry tropical forests. Populations migrate between a reproductive host tree and a refuge host epiphyte to survive the dry season. The species is facultatively multivoltine, with reproductive activity tied to the availability of flower buds on the host tree. It has been studied as a model for insect dormancy in seasonally dry environments.