Red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Photo: Gerard van Buurt

Classification

Curculionidae [family]

Rhynchophorus [genus] (1)

ferrugineus [species]

Classification

Curculionidae [family]

Rhynchophorus [genus] (1)

ferrugineus [species]

Names

English name	Red palm weevil
Alternative English name	Asian palm weevil
Alternative English name	Sago palm weevil
Valid name	Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1791)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Coleoptera [order] Beetles
        
        Polyphaga [suborder] Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles
        
        Curculionoidea [superfamily] Snout Beetles and True Weevils
        
        Curculionidae [family] Snout and Bark Beetles
        
        Rhynchophorus Herbst, 1795 [genus]
        
        Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1791) [species] Red palm weevil