Vine Weevil Pupa
Otiorhynchus sulcatus (pupa)
A soft, pale pupa resting in a small earthen cell below the soil surface. It does not feed, instead using stored energy from the larval stage while adult legs, antennae, and the snout-like head form. If disturbed, it can twitch or wriggle, but it is mostly immobile and protected by being hidden underground. This stage is a brief transition between the root-feeding grub and the hardened adult beetle.
- Type
- Burrow
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Vine Weevil Larva
- Vine Weevil Pupa
- Vine Weevil