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Otiorhynchus singularis, the clay-coloured weevil, is a species of weevil native to Europe. It attacks a range of trees and shrubs but the main hosts are currants, gooseberry, raspberry, hops, fir trees and Norway spruce.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Clay-coloured Weevil being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Otiorhynchus veterator
- Otiorhynchus carinatopunctatus
- Otiorhynchus crataegi
- Otiorhynchus smreczynskii
- Otiorhynchus parvicollis
- Otiorhynchus raucus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Genus
- Otiorhynchus
- Species
- Otiorhynchus singularis
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