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Otiorhynchus sulcatus (F., 1775) (Vine Weevil)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Otiorhynchus sulcatus larvae: in situ and on pale background 10 October 2005 Berks England 30 13
Otiorhynchus sulcatus Imago 24 August 1975 Surrey England 3

Suggested Literature

Otiorhynchus sulcatus 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)
CURCULIONIDAE
(weevils)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Otiorhynchus sulcatus is associated with:

Photos imago Euonymus - spindles (Celastraceae) nocturnal imago grazes on leaf (edge) Major RHS Gardening For All: http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp [evergreen species. Eats notches in leaf margin.]
Photos imago Rhododendron - rhododendrons and azaleas (Ericaceae) nocturnal imago grazes on leaf (edge) Major RHS Gardening For All: http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp [Eats notches in leaf margin.]
larva Begonia - begonias (Begoniaceae) subterranean larva grazes on tuber Major RHS Gardening For All: http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp
larva Cyclamen - cyclamens (Primulaceae) subterranean larva grazes on tuber Major RHS Gardening For All: http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp

There may be more taxa associated with Otiorhynchus sulcatus listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Otiorhynchus sulcatus:

larva larva is endoparasitised by Heterorhabditis megidis - a nematode RHS Gardening For All: http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp [the nematode carries a fatal bacterial disease]

Otiorhynchus sulcatus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CURCULIONOIDEA
(weevils and allied beetles)
CURCULIONIDAE
(weevils)
Otiorhynchus
(a genus of weevils)

References

RHS Gardening For All: http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp RHS Gardening For All

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