Otiorhynchus singularis, the clay-coloured weevil, is a species of weevil native to Europe.Fauna EuropaeaMorris, M. G., 1997 Curculionidae: Entiminae (Broad-nosed weevils) RES Royal Entomological Society Handbooks Handbooks for the identification of British Insects. Volume 5 part 17a.Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs It attacks a range of trees and shrubs but the main hosts are currants, gooseberry, raspberry, hops, fir trees and Norway spruce.
Symptoms The adult weevils eat buds, shoots and leaves, and in some cases damage bark. In conifers, severed needles may be scattered around the base of the tree.
Synonyms Brachyrhinus singularis Curculio picipes (Fabricius, 1776) Curculio singularis (Linnaeus, 1767) Otiorhynchus corniculatus (Reitter, 1913) Otiorhynchus granulatus (Herbst, 1784-85) Otiorhynchus marquardii (Faldermann, 1836) Otiorhynchus notatus (Bondsdorff, 1785) Otiorhynchus notatus (Stephens, 1831) Otiorhynchus picipes ((Fabricius, 1776) Otiorhynchus squamiger Otiorhynchus vastator (Marsham, 1802)
See also The colour and morphology of weevils can vary, confusing identification. Similar weevils include : Vine weevil (O. sulcatus) Strawberry root weevil (O. ovatus) Phyllobius Polydrusus
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