Cryptorhynchus lapathi is a species of weevil native to Europe.Fauna EuropaeaMorris, M.G. (2012) True Weevils. (Coleoptera: Curculioninae, Baridinae, Oroitidinae). Part III. Royal Entomological Society of London Handbook 5 (17d).Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs Its common names include poplar and willow borer, osier weevil, and willow weevil.Cryptorhynchus lapathi (poplar and willow borer). Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International.
This weevil has long been known as a pest insect of willows cultivated for basketry.Hubbard, W. F. & F. H. Chittenden. The basket willow. United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry, Bulletin No. 46. 1904.
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