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Arborvitae Weevil (Phyllobius intrusus)
Species
Phyllobius intrusus
- Arborvitae Weevil
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
Phyllobiini
Genus
Phyllobius
Species
intrusus
(Arborvitae Weevil)
Explanation of Names
Phyllobius intrusus
Kôno
1948
Range
native to Japan, adventive in our area and known from ne. NA and from BC
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1
)
Food
associated with Cupressaceae
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1
)
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid in the soil in May and June. The larvae feed on the roots of the host plant.
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2
)
Overwinter as larvae or pupae
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2
)
Works Cited
1.
The weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, I: new records from New Brunswick
C.G. Majka, R.S. Anderson, D.F. McAlpine, & R.P. Webster. 2007. The Canadian Entomologist 139: 378-396.
2.
Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
Contributed by
v belov
on 26 July, 2010 - 1:52pm
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
Marci Hess
Last updated 30 July, 2023 - 12:03pm