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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 » Raspberry Weevil (Otiorhynchus singularis)

Species Otiorhynchus singularis - Raspberry Weevil

Raspberry Weevil - Otiorhynchus singularis

Otiorhynchus sp. - Otiorhynchus singularis

Otiorhynchus singularis - Otiorhynchus singularis

Mystery weevil - Otiorhynchus singularis

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 singularis (Raspberry Weevil)

Other Common Names

Clay-colored Weevil (CCW)(1)

Explanation of Names

Otiorhynchus (Metopiorrhynchus) singularis (Linnaeus 1767)

Numbers

subg. Metopiorrhynchus Reitter 1912 contains ~40 spp.(2)

Size

6.5-8.0 mm(3)

Identification

Elytra have very distinct rows of punctures (see comment on this image, below)

Range

native to c. & n. Europe, adventive in NA and established in the east (NF-so.ON-DC) and the west (BC-OR-ID)(3)(4)

Habitat

in Europe, mostly grassy lowlands(5)

Season

key activity in the spring and fall; adults start to emerge in the early spring, often in March(1)

Remarks

major pest of raspberry, other small fruit, ornamentals, conifer seedlings(3)

earliest record in our area: 1872(6)

Internet References

Fact sheet (Rosetta 2004)(1)

Works Cited

1.	Pacific Northwest Nursery IPM Website

2.	BioLib.cz

3.	Insects and Arachnids of Canada Series, Part 25. Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae. Donald E. Bright, Patrice Bouchard. 2008. 2008. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

4.	The weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada, II: New records from Nova Scotia... Majka C.G., Anderson R.S., McCorquodale D.B. 2007. Can. Entomol. 139: 397–442.

5.	Pests of ornamental trees, shrubs and flowers: a colour handbook. 2nd ed. Alford D.V. 2012. Academic Press. 480 pp.

6.	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 tom murray on 11 May, 2006 - 6:16pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, v belov
Last updated 14 February, 2025 - 10:31pm

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