Adults are brown to gray, hard-bodied weevils with bulging eyes. Adults emerge from pupae mostly during summer and fall. They feed at night. During the day they seek shelter in organic litter on the ground. Adults are flightless and reach the canopy by climbing up the trunk or branches that touch the ground or vegetation. Fuller rose beetle has one generation per year

At a glance

Habitat Best known for the damage it inflicts on roses larvae feed on roots; adults, on leaves, buds, and flowers but also feeds on other plant species
Size Can grow to around 10mm
Origin Introduced
Distribution Considered as invasive in Australia it has been found from QLD to WA including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Considered as invasive in Australia it has been found from QLD to WA including Tasmania
Habitat
Best known for the damage it inflicts on roses larvae feed on roots; adults, on leaves, buds, and flowers but also feeds on other plant species
Size
Can grow to around 10mm
Common Name Fuller's Rose Weevil
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Introduced
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderColeoptera
SuborderPolyphaga
SuperfamilyCurculionoidea
FamilyCurculionidae
SubfamilyEntiminae
TribeNaupactini
GenusNaupactus
SpeciesNaupactus cervinus
Synonyms

Synonyms

Pantomorus cervinus (Boheman)
Aramigus fulleri Horn 1876
Asynonychus godmanni Crotch 1867
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