Trichosirocalus spp., nodding thistle crown weevil
Species type: Arthropod
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Trichosirocalus
Species: spp.
Common names: nodding thistle crown weevil
Synonyms: T. mortadelo and T. briesei
Imported for biocontrol of:
- Carduus nutans (Asterales: Asteraceae), nodding thistle Details
- Carduus spp. (Asterales: Asteraceae), thistle Details
- Cirsium spp. (Asterales: Asteraceae), thistle Details
- Onopordum acanthium (Asterales: Asteraceae), cotton thistle Details
