European Curculionid Weevil Rhinusa tetra Fabricius, 1792Adventive    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Curculionidae   >   Genus Rhinusa   

Status:

Adventive. Native to Europe, now widespread in NA. Introduced before 1916 to control moth mullein. (BugGuide)

Where to find:

Feeds on Verbascum and Scrophularia. The larvae are stem miners also commonly feeding on stems of Asclepias syriaca. (BugGuide)

There are 7 records in the project database.

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A European Curculionid Weevil in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/17/2019). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

European Curculionid Weevil in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/23/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A European Curculionid Weevil in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/9/2016). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

European Curculionid Weevil in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/27/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Adrienne van den Beemt. (MBP list)


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