Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00406
Sphenophorus cariosus
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About Sphenophorus cariosus
Sphenophorus cariosus belongs to Dryophthoridae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced / adventive.
Classification note
The shared taxonomy follows the cached GBIF classification. Alternative placements reported in the source package are preserved in the record history.
Documented species detail
Attacks nutgrass, Cyperus rotundus.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. 2026 catalog: Distribution Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui; known to attack Cyperus rotundus.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Sphenophorus cariosus
- Family
- Dryophthoridae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Sphenophorus cariosus belongs to Dryophthoridae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced / adventive.