Cryptorhynchus lapathi
Appearance
Cryptorhynchus lapathi | |
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Cryptorhynchus lapathi 7,4 mm (5,0-8,5 mm) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Cryptorhynchus |
Species: | C. lapathi
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Binomial name | |
Cryptorhynchus lapathi |
Cryptorhynchus lapathi is a species of weevil native to Europe.[2][3][4] Its common names include poplar and willow borer, osier weevil, and willow weevil.[5]
This weevil has long been known as a pest insect of willows cultivated for basketry.[6]
References
- ^ Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Morris, M.G. (2012) True Weevils. (Coleoptera: Curculioninae, Baridinae, Oroitidinae). Part III. Royal Entomological Society of London Handbook 5 (17d).
- ^ Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs
- ^ Cryptorhynchus lapathi (poplar and willow borer). Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International.
- ^ Hubbard, W. F. & F. H. Chittenden. The basket willow. United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry, Bulletin No. 46. 1904.