Otiorhynchus armadillo

Otiorhynchus armadillo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Otiorhynchus
Species:
O. armadillo
Binomial name
Otiorhynchus armadillo
(Rossi, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Curculio armadillo Rossi, 1792
  • Curculio nigrita Rossi, 1790
  • Curculio sulphurifer Herbst, 1797
  • Otiorhynchus collinus Gredler, 1863
  • Otiorhynchus latipennis Stierlin, 1861
  • Otiorhynchus latissimus Stierlin, 1861
  • Otiorhynchus rhaeticus Stierlin, 1862
  • Otiorhynchus scabripennis Gyllenhal, 1834
  • Otiorhynchus ventricola Weise, 1894

Otiorhynchus armadillo is a species of broad-nosed weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae.

It is mainly present in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Romania, Slovenia and Switzerland.

Otiorhynchus armadillo is polyphagous and it is considered a serious pest of horticultural and ornamental plants. The soil-living larvae feed on the roots of many host plants, while the adults feed on leaves.

The adults grow up to 7–12 millimetres (0.28–0.47 in) long. They are black, with longitudinal grooves on the surface of the elytra.