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Species Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus - Rough Strawberry Root Weevil

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Rough Strawberry Root Weevil - Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Curculionoidea

Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles)

Subfamily Entiminae (Broad-nosed Weevils)

Tribe Otiorhynchini

Genus Otiorhynchus

Species rugosostriatus (Rough Strawberry Root Weevil)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

rugostriatus (popular misspelling)

Explanation of Names

Otiorhynchus (Zustalestus) rugosostriatus (Goeze 1777)

rugosostriatus = 'having wrinkled striae' (refers to elytral texture)

Size

5.5-8.5 mm(1)

Identification

Range

native to Europe(2), adventive in NA (now widespread)(1) and in many places around the world

Food

larvae feed on roots of Rosaceae (strawberries, raspberries, apple trees, etc.) and a variety of other plants(2)

Remarks

earliest record in our area: 1876; nursery pest(2)

Works Cited

1.	Insects and Arachnids of Canada Series, Part 25. Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae. Donald E. Bright, Patrice Bouchard. 2008. 2008. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

2.	Immigrant phytophagous insects on woody plants in the United States and Canada: an annotated list Mattson W.J., Niemela P., Millers I., Inguanzo Y. 1994. General Technical Report NC-169. St. Paul, MN: USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station.

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 20 October, 2005 - 12:49am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, onegunah
Last updated 25 October, 2021 - 1:08pm

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