Sunflower-weevil
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Cylindrocopturus cretaceus
Cylindrocopturus cretaceus is a weevil species in the family Curculionidae, first described by Van Dyke in 1929-30. The genus Cylindrocopturus includes stem-boring weevils associated with plants in the Asteraceae family, particularly sunflowers. The specific epithet 'cretaceus' (Latin for chalky or chalk-white) may refer to coloration characteristics.