Rhynchites auratus (Scopoli, 1763)
(a leafroller weevil)

Interactions where Rhynchites auratus 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 kernel Prunus plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry Rosales: Rosaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Rhynchites auratus/Rhynchites auratusa leafroller weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus/Prunusplums, cherries and laurels, planted cherryfruit kernel
larva larva feeds within fruit kernel Major Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Rhynchites auratus/Rhynchites auratusa leafroller weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloefruit kernelMajor

Rhynchites auratus (a leafroller weevil) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhynchites auratus (a leafroller weevil) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhynchites auratus (a leafroller weevil)
GenusRhynchites (a genus of leafroller weevils)
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 Rhynchites auratus (a leafroller weevil)

Rhynchites auratus (a leafroller weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhynchites auratus (a leafroller weevil):

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