According to research, the weevil, which botanical name varies based on region, has an African specie called Rhynchophorus Phoenicis while the Asian specie is called Rhynchophorus Terogenius.

91, No. 3, Sep., 2008 Evaluation of Date Palm Cultivars for Re... Evaluation of Date Palm Cultivars for Rearing the Red Date Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) This is ...

https://doi.org/10.2307/3495623 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/3495623 Freshly felled cabbage palmettos, Sabal palmetto (Walter), were attractive to Rhynchophorus ...