Armadillo weevil
Otiorhynchus armadillo (Rossi, 1792)
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The armadillo weevil (Otiorhynchus armadillo) is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera. Source checklists list it for 21 countries, including Austria, Belgium and Croatia.
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Quick facts about the armadillo weevil
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 21 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the armadillo weevil live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The armadillo weevil is listed for 21 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
- Austria
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Italy
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
- Türkiye
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Why a country list is not a range map
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the armadillo weevil as introduced in 3 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.
- Swedeninvasive
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).
Is the armadillo weevil endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the armadillo weevil classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyCurculionidae
- genusOtiorhynchus
- SpeciesOtiorhynchus armadillo (Rossi, 1792)
Synonyms Brachyrrhinus apenninus, Brachyrrhinus latissimus, Brachyrrhinus obsitus, Brachyrrhinus scabripennis, Curculio armadillo, Curculio nigrita, Curculio orbicularis, Curculio sulphurifer, Otiorhynchus amardillo, Otiorhynchus apenninus, Otiorhynchus collinus, Otiorhynchus halbherri, Otiorhynchus latipennis, Otiorhynchus latissimus, Otiorhynchus obsitus, Otiorhynchus rhaeticus, Otiorhynchus salicis, Otiorhynchus scabripennis, Otiorhynchus ventricola, Otiorhynchus wellschmiedi, Otiorrhynchus armadillo
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Gürteltier-DickmaulrüsslerGerman
- katonás gyalogormányosHungarian
- Opuchlak rudonógPolish
- jajčasti rilčkarSlovenian
- bältöronvivelSwedish
Relatives of the armadillo weevil
Other species in the same genus Otiorhynchus.
Vine weevil
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Strawberry root weevil
Otiorhynchus ovatus
Lovage weevil
Otiorhynchus ligustici
Rasberry weevil
Otiorhynchus singularis
Rough strawberry root weevil
Otiorhynchus rugosostriatus
Raucous broad-nosed weevil
Otiorhynchus raucus
CompareArmadillo weevil vs Vine weevilArmadillo weevil vs Strawberry root weevilArmadillo weevil vs Lovage weevilArmadillo weevil vs Rasberry weevil
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the armadillo weevil live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the armadillo weevil for 21 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia and Germany. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the armadillo weevil an invasive species?
In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the armadillo weevil as invasive in 1 country: Sweden. It lists it as introduced in 3 in all.
What kind of animal is the armadillo weevil?
The armadillo weevil (Otiorhynchus armadillo) belongs to the family Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera.
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