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Species Ampeloglypter ampelopsis - Grape Cane Girdler

Grape Cane Girdler - Ampeloglypter ampelopsis Curculionidae, adult - Ampeloglypter ampelopsis Curculionidae - Virginia creeper gall  - Ampeloglypter ampelopsis Curculionidae - Virginia creeper gall, opened - Ampeloglypter ampelopsis Weevil - Ampeloglypter ampelopsis - male Weevil - Ampeloglypter ampelopsis - male Glossy weevil on wild grape vine - Ampeloglypter ampelopsis - male - female Weevil - Ampeloglypter ampelopsis
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 Baridinae (Flower Weevils)
Tribe Madarini
Genus Ampeloglypter
Species ampelopsis (Grape Cane Girdler)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=ater LeConte
Explanation of Names
Ampeloglypter ampelopsis (Riley 1869)
Size
2.7-3.0 mm(1)
Range
e. US (New England to MI-IN-WV)(1)
Food
hosts: Virginia creeper, grape(1)
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Guide to insect borers in North American broadleaf trees and shrubs
Solomon, J.D. 1995. USDA Forest Service Agriculture Handbook. 735 pp.
2.Ohio State University Extension fact sheets