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title: "Black Vine Weevil"
description: "Otiorhynchus sulcatus — Insetti e ragni. The black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is an insect native to Europe but common in North America as well."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-vine-weevil
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black Vine Weevil

> Otiorhynchus sulcatus — Insetti e ragni. The black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is an insect native to Europe but common in North America as well.

- Scientific name: *Otiorhynchus sulcatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 19799
- Wikidata: [Q585566](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q585566)
- iNaturalist taxon: [226718](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/226718)

## Names

- en: Black Vine Weevil
- de: Gewächshaus-Dickmaulrüssler
- fr: Otiorhynque de la vigne
- nl: Gegroefde lapsnuitkever

## Countries with the most observations

US (5230), GB (3169), CA (3128), DE (917), DK (616), PL (464), FR (402), NL (367), NZ (257), CZ (240), AT (229), RU (185)

## Summary

The black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is an insect native to Europe but common in North America as well. It is a pest of many garden plants.

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

## Photo

![Black Vine Weevil](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-vine-weevil/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paul Round · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/384117991

## Machine access

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