Otiorhynchus cribricollis, also known as the cribrate weevil, is one of the many species in the weevil family (Curculionidae). Native to the Mediterranean, it has been reported as a pest of apple orchards and vineyards in Western Australia and recorded as a parasite in Canada.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cribrate 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 indefinitus
- Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus
- Otiorhynchus ovatus
- Otiorhynchus meridionalis
- Otiorhynchus nodosus
- Otiorhynchus smreczynskii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Genus
- Otiorhynchus
- Species
- Otiorhynchus cribricollis
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