Species Rhopalapion longirostre - Hollyhock Weevil

Classification · Size · Identification · Food · Internet References

Apion longirostre - Rhopalapion longirostre - male

Apion longirostre - Rhopalapion longirostre

Hollyhock Weevils - Rhopalapion longirostre

Hollyhock Weevils - Rhopalapion longirostre - male - female

Gray Weevil - Rhopalapion longirostre - male - female

Straight-snouted Weevil - Rhopalapion longirostre - female

Snout Beetles - Rhopalapion longirostre - male - female

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 Brentidae (Straight-snouted Weevils)

Subfamily Apioninae

Genus Rhopalapion

Species longirostre (Hollyhock Weevil)

Size

to about 4mm (not including snout)

Identification

Small, grey with orange legs. Male's snout is much shorter than female's.

Food

Hollyhock (Alcea)

Internet References

Bug of the Month

Image of mating pair

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 14 August, 2006 - 7:39am
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 22 October, 2009 - 7:50pm

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