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Species Otiorhynchus crataegi - Privet Weevil

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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 crataegi (Privet Weevil)
Explanation of Names
Otiorhynchus crataegi Germar 1824
Size
~5 mm(1)
Remarks
pest of ornamentals in e Europe & certain other parts of mainland Europe; adventive in England (since early 1980s)(1)
Internet References
http://www.cucaera.co.uk/otiorhynchus-crataegi/
Works Cited
1.Pests of ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers: a colour handbook. 2nd ed.
Alford D.V. 2012. Academic Press. 480 pp.