Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Coleoptera Scientific name Otiorhynchus vehemens | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Curculionidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Otiorhynchus gemmatus, Otiorhynchus meridionalis, Otiorhynchus morio, Otiorhynchus scaber | ||
Otiorhynchus vehemens is a species of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae.
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Description
The adults grow up to 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in) long. They are black, with a wide greyish lateral band of fine hairs on the elytra and pronotum and longitudinal grooves on the surface of the elytra. Adults can be encountered from April through October.
Biology
These beetle are polyphagous. The soil-living larvae feed on the roots of many host plants, while the adults feed on leaves and have nocturnal habits.
Distribution
It is present in Italy and Switzerland.
Habitat
This species can be found in forests of silver fir (Abies alba) and beech (Fagus species), at an elevation up to about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level.
References
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