Maryland Biodiversity Project - Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil (Larinus obtusus)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil Larinus obtusus Gyllenhal, 1836

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Curculionidae > Genus Larinus Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil - Larinus obtusus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/21837

Status:

Native to south & central Europe, this species was first released in the US as a bioagent in 1993. (BugGuide)

Records:

There are 11 records in the project database.

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Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevils mating in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 423760 - Psn: 14)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevils mating in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil in Washington Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 819427 - Psn: 44)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil in Washington Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/3/2023). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 846773 - Psn: 44)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/3/2023). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil in Washington Co., Maryland (7/10/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 604317 - Psn: 52)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil in Washington Co., Maryland (7/10/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 874334 - Psn: 78)

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

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/11/2023). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 846733 - Psn: 88)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/11/2023). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) Kenneth Geisert (Collection), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 872518 - Psn: 152)

Blunt Knapweed Flower Weevil in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2023). (c) Kenneth Geisert (Collection), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Kenneth Geisert (Collection) via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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