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Rasberry weevil

Otiorhynchus singularis (Linnaeus, 1767)

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The rasberry weevil (Otiorhynchus singularis) is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 9 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 33 countries, including Andorra, Austria and Belarus.

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Quick facts about the rasberry weevil

Weight
Not recorded
Length
6 mm – 9 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
33 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is the rasberry weevil?

RASBERRY WEEVIL · LENGTH 9 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 9 mm, the recorded maximum length of the rasberry weevil is about 0.5% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the rasberry 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 rasberry weevil is listed for 33 countries.

CanadaNorwaySwedenBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsIrelandItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaBosnia and Herz.
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Andorra
  2. Austria
  3. Belarus
  4. Belgium
  5. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  6. Bulgaria
  7. Canada
  8. Croatia
  9. Czechia
  10. Denmark
  11. Estonia
  12. Faroe Islands
  13. Finland
  14. Germany
  15. Hungary
  16. Iceland
  17. Ireland
  18. Italy
  19. Latvia
  20. Liechtenstein
  21. Lithuania
  22. Luxembourg
  23. Moldova
  24. Netherlands
  25. Norway
  26. Poland
  27. Romania
  28. Slovakia
  29. Slovenia
  30. Sweden
  31. Switzerland
  32. Ukraine
  33. 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 rasberry weevil as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Iceland
  2. United States

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 rasberry 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 rasberry weevil classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCurculionidae
  6. genusOtiorhynchus
  7. SpeciesOtiorhynchus singularis (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms Curculio asper, Curculio gemmulatus, Curculio granulatus, Curculio notatus, Curculio picipes, Curculio singularis, Curculio squamiger, Curculio vastator, Otiorhynchus chevrolati, Otiorhynchus corniculatus, Otiorhynchus marquardtii, Otiorhynchus picipes, Otiorrhynchus singularis

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Clay-colored weevilEnglish
  • Clay-coloured weevilEnglish
  • Raspberry weevilEnglish
  • lalokonosec lesníCzech
  • BarkgnaverDanish
  • Brauner LappenrüsslerGerman
  • erakkokorvakärsäkäsFinnish
  • Charançon du framboisierFrench
  • TrjákeppurIcelandic
  • knoppsnutebilleNorwegian Bokmål
  • OorsnuittorDutch
  • Nadrach pstrokaczPolish
  • Скосарь одиночныйRussian
  • ÖronvivelSwedish
  • BarkøresnudebilleDanish
  • Otiorhynque à pattes couleur de poixFrench
  • Gevlekte lapsnuitkeverDutch
  • Gevlekte lapsnuittorDutch
  • brun öronvivelSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rasberry weevil

Other species in the same genus Otiorhynchus.

Vine weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

CurculionidaeNo free photo yet

Lovage weevil

Otiorhynchus ligustici

CurculionidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rasberry weevil?

An adult rasberry weevil measures 6 mm – 9 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the rasberry weevil live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the rasberry weevil for 33 countries, including Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the rasberry weevil an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the rasberry weevil as introduced in 2 countries: Iceland and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the rasberry weevil?

The rasberry weevil (Otiorhynchus singularis) belongs to the family Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{rasberry_weevil_2026,
  title = {Rasberry weevil (Otiorhynchus singularis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rasberry-weevil},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}