Black Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius, 1775)Non-native  -  Invasive    Synonyms: Cyclamen Grub, Taxus Weevil.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Curculionidae   >   Genus Otiorhynchus   

Status:

European species that has become widespread in North America. Adults frequently enter buildings to hibernate.

There are 36 records in the project database.

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A Black Vine Weevil in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/30/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black Vine Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/12/2014). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

Black Vine Weevil in Harford Co., Maryland (9/7/2022). (c) chjars, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by chjars via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Black Vine Weevil in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black Vine Weevil in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/10/2015). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Black Vine Weevil in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/11/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Black Vine Weevil in Harford Co., Maryland (8/4/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Black Vine Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stella Tea (stazandgazer) via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Black Vine Weevil in Howard Co., Maryland (7/4/2014). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Black Vine Weevil in Harford Co., Maryland (8/4/2018). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Black Vine Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stella Tea (stazandgazer) via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Black Vine Weevil in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/18/2015). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Black Vine Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Stella Tea (stazandgazer) via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Black Vine Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/4/2018). (c) Ryan Hearty, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Ryan Hearty via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Black Vine Weevil in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Black Vine Weevil in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Black Vine Weevil in Howard Co., Maryland (8/16/2018). Determined by Will Chatfield-taylor/BugGuide. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Black Vine Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/31/2021). (c) nathan tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by nathan tea via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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