Curculio occidentis, the filbert weevil A Filbert weevil (Curculio occidentis). Collected from a Live Oak tree (acorn pictured) in Knowland Park, Oakland, California.
العربية: سوسة البندق على ثمرة بلوط في حديقة نولاند ، أوكلاند بولاية كاليفورنيا
Date 22 July 2012
Author Ryan Kaldari https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Kaldari
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaldari_Curculio_occidentis_01.jpg
The filbert weevil (Curculio occidentis) is a species of weevil in the genus Curculio. They are considered a pest for many species of oak tree due to the damage they cause to acorns. Curculio occidentis is native to the western side of North America. The range of Curculio occidentis includes British Columbia in Canada, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah in the United States, and Mexico.
