Naupactus xanthographus is a species of beetle of the family Curculionidae native to South America, well known for its predation to more than 45 species of fruit trees of agricultural importance.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Naupactus |
| Species: | N. xanthographus
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| Naupactus xanthographus (Germar, 1824)
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Description edit
They are medium-sized insects, adults reaching 11 mm to 14 mm. Its elytra, welded together, cover the abdomen and are covered in pigmented scales that form a pattern of yellow lines. Seasonality marks the pigmentation of the scales, being brown and ashy gray in winter, while yellow and green lines appear in spring-summer.[3]
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References edit
- ^ "Naupactus xanthographus (Burrito de la Vid)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "Control biológico de burrito de la vid con nematodos entomopatógenos". Redagrícola Chile (in Spanish). 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ Caballero, V. (1972). "Some aspects of the biology and control of Naupactus xanthographus Germar (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) on peach trees in Chile". Revista Peruana de Entomologia. 15: 190–194.
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