S. oryzae and S. zeamais, the two cosmopolitan spp. with maculate elytra, may be very hard to tell apart, and may form mixed infestations; S. oryzae are often smaller & paler than S. zeamais(3)
mostly indoors, but may infest grain in the field(3)
Life Cycle
Adults may live four to five months
Remarks
S. granarius (Grain Weevil), S. oryzae (Rice Weevil), and S. zeamais (Maize Weevil) are serious stored product pests(2); S. linearis (Tamarind Weevil) is a serious pest of tamarind in the Caribbean and se. US (FL, LA)(4)
n. India has more described species of Sitophilus that any other part of the world; most develop on acorns and are rather large (the small size of the current grain-feeding spp. may be a result of recent adaptation)(5)