#3250 · 🪲 beetles

Strawberry Root Weevil

🇳🇱 Kleine lapsnuitkever ·Otiorhynchus ovatus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Otiorhynchus ovatus , also called the strawberry root weevil , is one of the many species in the weevil family (Curculionidae), occurring across Canada and the northern United States. Its name comes from its affinity for strawberry plants, which form a large part of its diet. They are, however, known to feed on other plants as well. Occasionally the larvae cause serious damage to seedlings and young transplants in plantations and nurseries (Rose and Lindquest 1985). It is...

base stats

NL sightings 125iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 9,836iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).