
	Description
	Rose curculio is a small, 3 ⁄16″ to ¼″ long, hard-bodied, bud weevil. The forward segment of the body (prothorax) is much narrower than the base of the hardened wing covers (elytra). The upper plate covering the prothorax (pronotum) and elytra are both red and are covered with short, fine, erect hairs. The rest of the body is black. The back of the head is red, the eyes and the rest of the head are black. The snout is elongated, much longer than the head, and downward curved. The antennae are straight, clubbed, and inserted partway down the snout. The legs are black and are covered with short, fine, erect hairs.

	Size
	Total length: 3 ⁄16″ to ¼″

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	Biology
	Season
	Late May to early July

	Behavior
	Adults are found on the flowers of host species.

	Life Cycle
	The larvae develop in the hips of host species.

	Larva Food
	Fruits (hips) of various wild rose species.

	Adult Food
	Buds of various wild and cultivated rose species.


	Taxonomy
	Order	Coleoptera (beetles)
	Suborder	Polyphaga (water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
	Infraorder	Cucujiformia
	Superfamily	Curculionoidea (snout and bark beetles)
	Family	Attelabidae (leaf-rolling weevils)
	Subfamily	Rhynchitinae (leaf and bud weevils)
	Tribe	Rhynchitini
	Genus	Merhynchites (rose weevils)

	This species was formerly assigned to the genus Rhynchites.

	Synonyms
	Rhynchites bicolor

	Common Names
	rose curculio

Glossary

Elytra

The hardened or leathery forewings of beetles used to protect the fragile hindwings, which are used for flying. Singular: elytron.

Pronotum

The exoskeletal plate on the upper side of the first segment of the thorax of an insect.

Prothorax

The first (forward) segment of the thorax on an insect, bearing the first pair of legs but not wings.


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Alfredo Colon 6/4/2021	Location: Woodbury, MN



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