Otiorhynchus cribricollis
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Otiorhynchus cribricollis is one of the many species in the weevil
family (Curculionidae
). It is native to the Mediterranean and a pest of apple orchards and vineyards in Western Australia.
Weevil
A weevil is any beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than , and herbivorous. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae...
family (Curculionidae
Curculionidae
Curculionidae is the family of the "true" weevils . It was formerly recognized in 1998 as the largest of any animal family, with over 40,000 species described worldwide at that time...
). It is native to the Mediterranean and a pest of apple orchards and vineyards in Western Australia.