Cryptorhynchus lapathi explained

Cryptorhynchus lapathi is a species of weevil native to Europe.[1] [2] [3] Its common names include poplar and willow borer, osier weevil, and willow weevil.[4]

This weevil has long been known as a pest insect of willows cultivated for basketry.[5]

Notes and References

  1. [Fauna Europaea]
  2. Morris, M.G. (2012) True Weevils. (Coleoptera: Curculioninae, Baridinae, Oroitidinae). Part III. Royal Entomological Society of London Handbook 5 (17d).
  3. Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs
  4. https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/16433 Cryptorhynchus lapathi (poplar and willow borer).
  5. Hubbard, W. F. & F. H. Chittenden. The basket willow. United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry, Bulletin No. 46. 1904.

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