Bug FAQDatura Weevil
Trichobaris compacta · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Curculionidae
The datura weevil lives in North America. It feeds mainly on the sacred datura plant, Datura wrightii. It is a flower weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.
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Where it lives
Found in North America.
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What it eats
Prefers the plant Datura wrightii, also called sacred datura.
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Where it comes from
Native to North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Utah.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What plants does the datura weevil eat?
It prefers Datura wrightii, known as sacred datura.
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What family does the datura weevil belong to?
It is a flower weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.
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Same family (Curculionidae)
Green Immigrant Leaf WeevilPolydrusus formosusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Black Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Nettle weevilPhyllobius pomaceusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Asian Oak WeevilCyrtepistomus castaneusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Strawberry Root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichobaris_compacta
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