Curculio nucum

TaxID: 238728

Basic Information

Curculio nucum

Nut Weevil, hazelnut beetle

Curculio nucum, the nut weevil, is a medium-sized beetle, with an especially elongated snout, characteristic of the Curculionini tribe of the weevil family (Curculionidae). Its larvae develop in hazel nuts Corylus avellana, being a serious pest in hazelnut orchards. It occurs in most of Europe, from south Sweden, Finland and Great Britain to the Mediterranean.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Curculio

nucum

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Curculio nucum
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Curculio nucum
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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (1 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Corylus avellana Host

Quarantine Status (3 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
United States of America Quarantine pests 1989

Distribution (31 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Belarus Present —
Switzerland Present —
Czechia Present —
Germany Present —
Denmark Present —
Spain Present —
Estonia Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature