Curculio elephas (Gyllenhal, 1836)
chestnut weevil
on chestnut, oak
parasite
Larvae in the seeds; full grown larvae leave the seed, tnen enter a resting stage that may take some years before they pupate.
host plants
Fagaceae, oligophagous
Castanea sativa; Quercus cerris, faginea, ilex, petraea, pubescens, robur, rotundifolia, suber.
distribution within Europe
references
Colonnelli, Osella & Cornacchia (2011a), Compte (1981a), Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1988a), Fernández-Carrillo & Fernández-Carrillo (2010a), le Monnier (2002a), Paparatti & Speranza (2005a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a(, Roques, Cleary, Matsiakh & Eschem (2017a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).