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title: "Strawberry Root Weevil"
description: "Otiorhynchus ovatus — Insectos y arañas. Otiorhynchus ovatus, the strawberry root weevil, is one of the many species in the weevil family (Curculionidae), occurring across Canada and the northern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/strawberry-root-weevil
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Strawberry Root Weevil

> Otiorhynchus ovatus — Insectos y arañas. Otiorhynchus ovatus, the strawberry root weevil, is one of the many species in the weevil family (Curculionidae), occurring across Canada and the northern United States.

- Scientific name: *Otiorhynchus ovatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9734
- Wikidata: [Q179648](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179648)
- iNaturalist taxon: [200014](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/200014)

## Names

- en: Strawberry Root Weevil
- de: Erdbeerwurzelrüsselkäfer

## Countries with the most observations

US (2673), CA (2026), RU (693), DE (456), PL (379), FI (253), DK (203), NL (124), GB (117), SE (101), UA (101), AT (91)

## Summary

Otiorhynchus ovatus, the strawberry root weevil, is one of the many species in the weevil family (Curculionidae), occurring across Canada and the northern United States. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Its name comes from its affinity for strawberry plants, which form a large part of its diet. They are, however, known to feed on other plants as well. Occasionally the larvae cause serious damage to seedlings and young transplants in plantations and nurseries (Rose and Lindquest 1985). It is known to be one of the major pests threatening sub-tropical…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otiorhynchus_ovatus

## Photo

![Strawberry Root Weevil](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/strawberry-root-weevil/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carter Dorscht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/394923206

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/strawberry-root-weevil?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).