Conotrachelus nenuphar

TaxID: 122892

Basic Information

Conotrachelus nenuphar

Plum Curculio, plum curculio

The plum curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) is a true weevil native to the regions east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. It is notorious for destroying fruits if left uncontrolled.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Conotrachelus

nenuphar

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Conotrachelus nenuphar
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(c) Justin Williams@BY
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(c) Stuart Tingley@BY-NC
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(c) assmann@BY-NC
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(c) Clemson University@BY
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(c) Mike Quinn@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Adults are 4–7 mm long, dark brown to blackish with gray or whitish patches, and have a characteristic curved snout (rostrum) about one-quarter to one-third of the body length. The elytra bear two prominent humps and two smaller humps. Antennae are bent and arise from the elongated snout. Larvae are legless, slightly curved, yellowish-white grubs with brown heads, 6–9 mm long. Pupae are white to cream-colored, 5–7 mm long, with two dark spots where the eyes will form. Eggs are white, elliptical, about 0.6 mm long.

Source: IPPC Life Stage: Adult / Larva / Pupa / Egg Source Type: Diagnostic reference
Citation:

IPPC. (2018). DP 28: Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst). International Plant Protection Convention, FAO.

Host Plants (31 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (79 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Albania Quarantine pests —
Argentina Absent 2019
Armenia Absent —
Austria Quarantine pests 2019
Azerbaijan Absent 2024
Belgium Unknow 2019
Bulgaria Quarantine pests 2019
Bahrain Quarantine pests 2003
Belarus Absent —
Brazil Absent 2018
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Distribution (8 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

2
Present
6
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Canada Present
Canada Absent
Switzerland Absent —
Lithuania Absent —
Netherlands Absent —
Slovakia Absent —
Slovenia Absent —
United States of America Present

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