Larinus turbinatus Gyllenhal, 1836Non-native    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Curculionidae   >   Genus Larinus   

Status:

Recently introduced to North America from Eurasia. BugGuide has records for just Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania at this time (12/2016).

Relationships:

Feeds on thistles, especially Canada Thistle.

There are 82 records in the project database.

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A Larinus turbinatus in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/18/2019). Determined by T. Hedlund and V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Larinus turbinatus on Canada Thistle at Andelot Farm, Kent Co., Maryland (6/7/2014). New species for Maryland Biodiversity Project. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/22/2021). (c) Nick Hobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nick Hobgood via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Larinus turbinatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/11/2014). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Larinus turbinatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/11/2014). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/4/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Larinus turbinatus in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/13/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Larinus turbinatus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/7/2017). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Larinus turbinatus in Washington Co., Maryland (8/15/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/22/2021). (c) Nick Hobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nick Hobgood via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2017). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/20/2022). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Speckart. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/15/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Adrienne van den Beemt. (MBP list)

A Larinus turbinatus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/22/2014). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/15/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/4/2020). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/23/2020). (c) David Kidwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Dave Kidwell. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/29/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/15/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

The weevil Larinus turbinatus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/18/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/23/2018). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by botanygirl via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/29/2021). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by David via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/27/2020). (c) dansmall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Dan Small. (MBP list)

A Larinus turbinatus found on blooming Nodding Plumeless Thistle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/10/2018). Verified by Steve Scholnick and V. Belov via BugGuide. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Larinus turbinatus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/15/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved. Photo by Jane Hartman. (MBP list)

A Larinus turbinatus found on blooming Nodding Plumeless Thistle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/10/2018). Pollen layer makes ID a challenge in this photo. Verified by Steve Scholnick and V. Belov via BugGuide. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Larinus turbinatus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/4/2021). Verified by Vassili Belov and Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)


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