Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius, 1775) is a animal in the Curculionidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is a native European insect, widespread in North America, that pests many garden plants.

Family
Genus
Otiorhynchus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius, 1775)

The species profiled here is Otiorhynchus sulcatus, first described by Fabricius in 1775. This insect is commonly called the black vine weevil. It is native to Europe, but is also widespread in North America. It acts as a pest that affects many types of garden plants.

Photo: (c) Stuart Tingley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stuart Tingley · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Curculionidae Otiorhynchus

More from Curculionidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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