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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae) » Broad-nosed Weevils (Entiminae) » Otiorhynchini » Otiorhynchus » Rough Strawberry Root Weevil (Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus)

Species Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus - Rough Strawberry Root Weevil

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · Works Cited
A kitchen visitor - Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus Weevil 4 - Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus? - Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus broad-nosed weevil - Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus Diminutive Weevil from Oregon - Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus Otiorhynchus? - 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)
Numbers
subg. Zustalestus Reitter 1912 contains a total of 3 spp.(1)
Size
5.5-8.5 mm(2)
Identification
Range
native to Europe(3), adventive in NA (now widespread)(2) 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(3)
Remarks
earliest record in our area: 1876; nursery pest(3)
Works Cited
1.BioLib.cz
2.Insects and Arachnids of Canada Series, Part 25. Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae.
Donald E. Bright, Patrice Bouchard. 2008. 2008. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
3.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 Tech. Report NC-169. St. Paul: USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Exp.Sta.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 20 October, 2005 - 12:49am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, onegunah
Last updated 14 February, 2025 - 10:28pm

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