Neocoenorrhinus aequatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
(Apple Fruit Rhynchites)

Interactions where Neocoenorrhinus aequatus is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds within fruit Major Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus aequatus/Neocoenorrhinus aequatusapple fruit rhynchiteslarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/CrataegushawthornsfruitMajor
larva larva feeds within fruit Major Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus aequatus/Neocoenorrhinus aequatusapple fruit rhynchiteslarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusapplesfruitMajor
larva larva feeds within fruit Mespilus germanica Medlar Rosales: Rosaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus aequatus/Neocoenorrhinus aequatusapple fruit rhynchiteslarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Mespilus germanica/Mespilus germanicamedlarfruit
larva larva feeds within fruit Prunus plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry Rosales: Rosaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus aequatus/Neocoenorrhinus aequatusapple fruit rhynchiteslarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus/Prunusplums, cherries and laurels, planted cherryfruit
larva larva feeds within fruit Major Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus aequatus/Neocoenorrhinus aequatusapple fruit rhynchiteslarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloefruitMajor
larva larva feeds within fruit Sorbus aucuparia Rowan, Mountain Ash Rosales: Rosaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus aequatus/Neocoenorrhinus aequatusapple fruit rhynchiteslarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus aucuparia/Sorbus aucupariarowan, mountain ashfruit

Neocoenorrhinus aequatus (Apple Fruit Rhynchites) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Neocoenorrhinus aequatus (Apple Fruit Rhynchites) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNeocoenorrhinus aequatus (Apple Fruit Rhynchites)
GenusNeocoenorrhinus (a genus of beetles)
FamilyRHYNCHITIDAE (a family of leafroller weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Neocoenorrhinus aequatus (Apple Fruit Rhynchites)

Neocoenorrhinus aequatus (Apple Fruit Rhynchites) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Neocoenorrhinus aequatus (Apple Fruit Rhynchites):

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