BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Rhynchites caeruleus (Degeer, 1775) (Apple Twig Cutter, Twig Cutting Weevil)

Suggested Literature

Rhynchites caeruleus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CURCULIONOIDEA
(weevils and allied beetles)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Rhynchites caeruleus is associated with:

Photos imago Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) imago is associated with Questionable Morris, M.G., 1990
Photos imago Rosaceae - roses and fruit trees imago is associated with trees and shrubs Morris, M.G., 1990
Photos larva Crataegus - hawthorns (Rosaceae) larva feeds within decaying shoot Major Bullock, J.A., 1992
Morris, M.G., 1990
larva Malus - apples (Rosaceae) larva feeds within decaying shoot Bullock, J.A., 1992
Morris, M.G., 1990
Photos larva Prunus - plums and cherries (Rosaceae) larva feeds within decaying shoot Morris, M.G., 1990
Photos larva Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn, Sloe (Rosaceae) larva feeds within decaying shoot Major Morris, M.G., 1990
larva Pyrus - pears (Rosaceae) larva feeds within decaying shoot Morris, M.G., 1990
larva Pyrus communis sens. lat. - pear (Rosaceae) larva feeds within decaying shoot Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Sorbus torminalis - Wild Service-tree (Rosaceae) larva feeds within decaying shoot Bullock, J.A., 1992
Morris, M.G., 1990

There may be more taxa associated with Rhynchites caeruleus listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Rhynchites caeruleus:

Rhynchites caeruleus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CURCULIONOIDEA
(weevils and allied beetles)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Morris, M.G., 1990 Orthocerous Weevils

Creative Commons License
Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioImages website by
Malcolm Storey is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales