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<font color="#800000">'''''Rhynchophorus ferrugineus'''''</font> (Olivier, 1790) (red palm weevil)<br/>
 
<font color="#800000">'''''Rhynchophorus ferrugineus'''''</font> (Olivier, 1790) (red palm weevil)<br/>
 
attacks palms in Asia, the Near East, northern Africa and southern Europe. The palms are often killed during an attack. The species spread in the 1980s to the Near East, where it became a major pest of date palms.
 
attacks palms in Asia, the Near East, northern Africa and southern Europe. The palms are often killed during an attack. The species spread in the 1980s to the Near East, where it became a major pest of date palms.
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File:Punteruolo Alassio.JPG|Canary Isl. palm (''Phoenix canariensis'') in Italy killed by the weevil
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File:Punteruolo Alassio.JPG|Canary Island date palm (''Phoenix canariensis'') in Italy killed by the weevil
 
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Rhynchophorus ferrugineus female (click on image to enlarge it)
Author: Luigi Barraco
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790) (red palm weevil)
attacks palms in Asia, the Near East, northern Africa and southern Europe. The palms are often killed during an attack. The species spread in the 1980s to the Near East, where it became a major pest of date palms.

For more details see the respective page in Wikipedia.


Vernacular names
• English: red palm weevil
• Español: picudo rojo de las palmeras
curculiónido ferruginoso de las palmeras


The literature database currently contains 224 publications for Rhynchophorus ferrugineus. (See box above/on left.)