Larval-host-specialist

Guides

• Dietzella zimmermanni

  minute seed weevil

  Dietzella zimmermanni is a small weevil species in the family Curculionidae. Larvae are known to feed on leaves of specific host plants in the evening primrose family, including Oenothera pilosella, with this association representing the first documented larval host record for the species. The species occurs across North America with records from Canada and the United States.

  ColeopteraCurculionidaeCeutorhynchinaeweevilherbivoreOnagraceaeNorth-Americaleaf-feederlarval-host-specialist