species 2,778 observations

Sisal Weevil

Scyphophorus acupunctatus

Field notes

Scyphophorus acupunctatus, the sisal weevil or agave weevil, is a species of polyphaga beetle of the family of the Curculionidae. Sisal weevil larvae, known as picudo del agave

or "nixtamal worms", are a traditional food in parts of Mexico.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided