Otiorhynchus porcatus (Herbst, 1795)
(a weevil)

Interactions where Otiorhynchus porcatus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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
is associated with Primula cowslips and primroses Ericales: Primulaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Otiorhynchus porcatus/Otiorhynchus porcatusa weevil Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Primulaceae/Primula/Primulacowslips and primroses
is associated with Saxifraga saxifrages Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Otiorhynchus porcatus/Otiorhynchus porcatusa weevil Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Saxifragaceae/Saxifraga/Saxifragasaxifrages
is associated with Saxifraga umbrosa Pyrenean Saxifrage Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Otiorhynchus porcatus/Otiorhynchus porcatusa weevil Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Saxifragaceae/Saxifraga umbrosa/Saxifraga umbrosaPyrenean saxifrage

Author & YearTitleSource
Morris, M.G., 1997Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17a, 106pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOtiorhynchus porcatus (a weevil)
GenusOtiorhynchus (a genus of weevils)
TribeOtiorhynchini (a group of weevils)
SubfamilyENTIMINAE (a subfamily of weevils)
FamilyCURCULIONIDAE (weevils)
Division Gonatoceri (true 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 Otiorhynchus porcatus (a weevil)

Otiorhynchus porcatus (a weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Otiorhynchus porcatus (a weevil):

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