Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius, 1775)
(Vine Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOtiorhynchus sulcatus (Vine Weevil)
GenusOtiorhynchus (a genus of weevils)
TribeOtiorhynchini (a group of weevils)
SubfamilyENTIMINAE (a subfamily of weevils)
FamilyCURCULIONIDAE (weevils)
Division Gonatoceri (true weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Vine Weevil) :
1: Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Vine Weevil)
10 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Numerous larvae, in soil, around corms of lily, in plant pot . Photos: life cycle
Image 1: Larvae - on soil - close-upImage 2: Larvae - on soil - close-up (2)Image 3: Larvae - on soil - close-up (3)Image 4: Larvae - on soil - close-up (4)Image 5: Larvae - on soil - close-up (5)Image 6: Larvae - on soil - close-up (6)Image 7: Larva - lateral - head retracted - close-up - highly enlarg - pale backgroundImage 8: Adult - antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 11: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 12: Adult - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 13: Adult - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Adult - front three-quarter view - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Adult - front three-quarter view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 16: Adult - head, antennae and thorax - anterior view - close-up - magnifiedImage 17: Adult - head - antero-dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 18: Adult - head - front three-quarter view - close-up - magnifiedImage 19: Adult - head - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 20: Adult - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 21: Adult - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 22: Adult - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 23: Adult - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 24: Adult - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 25: Adult - mouthparts - ventral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 26: Adult - thorax - antero-dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 27: Adult - ventral view - close-up - enlargedImage 28: Freshly emerged adult - pupal mandibles - postero-ventral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 29: Larva - dorsal - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 30: Larva - dorsal - close-up - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 31: Larva - dorsal - close-up - highly enlarged - pale background (3)Image 32: Larva - lateral - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 33: Larva - latero-dorsal - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 34: Pupa - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 35: Pupa - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 36: Pupa - lateral view - on soil - close-up - enlargedImage 37: Pupa - lateral view - on soil - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 38: Pupa - latero-ventral view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 39: Pupa - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - pale background
2: Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Vine Weevil)
24 Aug 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
. Photos: in situ
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsolateral view - enlarged

Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Vine Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 16 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Vine Weevil)
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