Rhinocyllus conicus (Frölich, 1792)
(a weevil)

Interactions where Rhinocyllus conicus 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
larva larva causes gall of capitulum Carduus a genus of thistles Asterales: Asteraceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Rhinocyllus conicus/Rhinocyllus conicusa weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus/Carduusa genus of thistlescapitulum
larva larva feeds within capitulum UK/Ireland Carduus a genus of thistles Asterales: Asteraceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Rhinocyllus conicus/Rhinocyllus conicusa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus/Carduusa genus of thistlescapitulum
adult adult feeds on leaf (radical) UK/Ireland Carduus crispus Welted Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Rhinocyllus conicus (Frolich) (Col: Curculionidae) in Surrey and South Essex, Denton, J., 2011
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Rhinocyllus conicus/Rhinocyllus conicusa weeviladult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus crispus/Carduus crispuswelted thistleleaf (radical)
adult adult feeds on leaf (radical) UK/Ireland Carduus nutans Musk Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Rhinocyllus conicus/Rhinocyllus conicusa weeviladult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus nutans/Carduus nutansmusk thistleleaf (radical) (spring)
larva larva causes gall of capitulum UK/Ireland Carduus nutans Musk Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Rhinocyllus conicus/Rhinocyllus conicusa weevillarva Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus nutans/Carduus nutansmusk thistlecapitulum (7-8)
puparium puparium may be found in capitulum UK/Ireland Carduus nutans Musk Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Rhinocyllus conicus/Rhinocyllus conicusa weevilpuparium Plant / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus nutans/Carduus nutansmusk thistlecapitulum (8(9)
larva larva feeds within capitulum UK/Ireland Cirsium thistle Asterales: Asteraceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Rhinocyllus conicus/Rhinocyllus conicusa weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium/Cirsiumthistlecapitulum
larva larva feeds on Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Rhinocyllus conicus/Rhinocyllus conicusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium vulgare/Cirsium vulgarespear thistle

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Denton, J., 2011Rhinocyllus conicus (Frolich) (Col: Curculionidae) in Surrey and South EssexBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 204.
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992Plant GallsNaturalists’ Handbooks, No 17, 99pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhinocyllus conicus (a weevil)
SubfamilyLIXINAE (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 Rhinocyllus conicus (a weevil)

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

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Denton, J. 2011 Rhinocyllus conicus (Frolich) (Col: Curculionidae) in Surrey and South Essex Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 204.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Rhinocyllus conicus (a weevil):

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