Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00707
Ptilopodius pacificus
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About Ptilopodius pacificus
Ptilopodius pacificus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.
Ptilopodius pacificus is an introduced scolytine documented in Kauaʻi coffee habitat. Exact host/substrate associations on Kauaʻi require completion.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Bernard et al. (2018) documented Ptilopodius pacificus in the Moloaʻa Kauaʻi coffee community; ITIS lists the species as valid and introduced in Hawaiʻi.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; larva; pupa; adult.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Ptilopodius pacificus
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Ptilopodius pacificus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.