Species Otiorhynchus ovatus - Strawberry Root Weevil

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · See Also · Internet References

Strawberry Root Weevil - Otiorhynchus ovatus

Broad-nosed Weevil - Otiorhynchus ovatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Curculionoidea (Snout and Bark Beetles)

Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)

Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils)

Tribe Otiorhynchini

Genus Otiorhynchus

Species ovatus (Strawberry Root Weevil)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Author: Linnaeus, 1758

Explanation of Names

Latin ovatus'egg-shaped'

Size

4-6 mm

Identification

the longitudinal wrinkles on the pronotum are diagnostic; some individuals have a conspicuous pointed spur on the anterior margin of the forefemur

Range

native to Europe, adventive and now widespread in NA

Season

adults from May to September

Food

strawberries, other herbaceous plants, and tree seedlings in nurseries; larvae live in the soil, and feed continuously on the roots of seedlings; adults feed at night on the leaves, stem, and berries

Life Cycle

one generation per year; overwinters as a larva or adult in soil or leaf litter; eggs are laid on the soil from May to September

See Also

O. rugosostriatus is larger (7-9 mm), has blackish legs, and a random pattern of bumps on the pronotum

Internet References

Fact sheet

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 19 October, 2005 - 3:21am
Additional contributions by v belov, onegunah
Last updated 29 July, 2011 - 2:00pm

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