Otiorhynchus vehemens

Otiorhynchus vehemens
Otiorhynchus vehemens – Mating pair
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Otiorhynchus
Species:	O. vehemens
Binomial name
Otiorhynchus vehemens Boheman, 1843
Synonyms
Otiorhynchus ticinensis Stierlin, 1858

Otiorhynchus vehemens is a species of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae.

It is present in Italy and Switzerland.

This beetle is polyphagous. The soil-living larvae feed on the roots of many host plants, while the adults feed on leaves and have nocturnal habits.

The adults grow up to 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in) long and can be encountered from April through October.

External links

• Biolib
• Fauna europaea