Cocklebur Weevil

Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Dryophthoridae

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Cocklebur Weevil
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY

It lives in North America. It feeds mainly on plants in the aster family.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus is the scientific name of the cocklebur weevil, a member of the Curculionidae family.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

The cocklebur weevil is found in North America and prefers plants of the Asteraceae family.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 37 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Cocklebur Weevil photo 2
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY
Cocklebur Weevil photo 3
Photo: Mila C., CC BY
Cocklebur Weevil photo 4
Photo: Tyler Bishop, CC BY
Cocklebur Weevil photo 5
Photo: Bernie Paquette, CC BY

Same family (Dryophthoridae)

Rice WeevilRice WeevilSitophilus oryzaeCan damage your homeWheat WeevilWheat WeevilSitophilus granariusDamages trees, gardens or cropsRed Palm WeevilRed Palm WeevilRhynchophorus ferrugineusDamages trees, gardens or cropsHunting BillbugHunting BillbugSphenophorus venatusSouth American Palm WeevilSouth American Palm WeevilRhynchophorus palmarumDamages trees, gardens or cropsIronweed CurculioIronweed CurculioRhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodobaenus_quinquepunctatus

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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