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Rhynchophorus ferrugineus feeds primarily on palms (Arecaeae) and has been recorded on the following plants:
- Agavaceae: Agave americana (century plant).
- Arecaceae: Areca catechu (betel nut palm),
- Arenga saccharifera (sugar palm),
- Borassus flabellifer (toddy palm),
- Borassus sp. (palmyra palm),
- Calamus merrillii (rattan),
- Caryota cumingii (fishtail palm),
- C. maxima (giant mountain fishtail palm),
- Cocos nucifera (coconut),
- Corypha utan (= C. gebanga, C. elata) (gebang palm),
- C. umbraculifer (talipot palm),
- Elaeis guineensis (oil palm),
- Livistona decipiens (ribbon fan palm),
- L. chinensis (Chinese fan palm), L. saribus
- (= Livistona cochinchinensis) (serdang palm),
- L. subglobosa,
- Metroxylon sagu (sago palm),
- Oneosperma horrida,
- O. tigillarium (nibong palm),
- Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island date palm),
- P. dactylifera (date palm),
- P. sylvestris (Indian date palm),
- Oreodoxa regia (royal palm),
- Sabal umbraculifera (pygmy date palm),
- Trachycarpus fortunei (Chusan palm)
- and Washingtonia sp.
- Poaceae: Saccharum officinarum (sugar cane).
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