Involvulus icosandriae (Scopoli, 1763)
(Apple Twig Cutter, Twig Cutting Weevil, Twig-cutting Weevil)

Interactions where Involvulus icosandriae is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
imago imago is associated with QuercusQuestionable oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Involvulus icosandriae/Involvulus icosandriaeapple twig cutter, twig cutting weevil, twig-cutting weevilimago Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaks?
imago imago is associated with trees and shrubs ROSACEAE roses and fruit trees Rosales Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Involvulus icosandriae/Involvulus icosandriaeapple twig cutter, twig cutting weevil, twig-cutting weevilimago Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosaceaeroses and fruit treestrees and shrubs
larva larva feeds within decaying shoot Major Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Involvulus icosandriae/Involvulus icosandriaeapple twig cutter, twig cutting weevil, twig-cutting weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/CrataegushawthornsdecayingshootMajor
larva larva feeds within decaying shoot Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Involvulus icosandriae/Involvulus icosandriaeapple twig cutter, twig cutting weevil, twig-cutting weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapplesdecayingshoot
larva larva feeds within decaying shoot Prunus plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry Rosales: Rosaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Involvulus icosandriae/Involvulus icosandriaeapple twig cutter, twig cutting weevil, twig-cutting weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus/Prunusplums, cherries and laurels, planted cherrydecayingshoot
larva larva feeds within decaying shoot Major Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Involvulus icosandriae/Involvulus icosandriaeapple twig cutter, twig cutting weevil, twig-cutting weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloedecayingshootMajor
larva larva feeds within decaying shoot Pyrus pears Rosales: Rosaceae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Involvulus icosandriae/Involvulus icosandriaeapple twig cutter, twig cutting weevil, twig-cutting weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus/Pyruspearsdecayingshoot
larva larva feeds within decaying shoot Pyrus communis s.l. pear Rosales: Rosaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Involvulus icosandriae/Involvulus icosandriaeapple twig cutter, twig cutting weevil, twig-cutting weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Pyrus communis s.l./Pyrus communis s.l.peardecayingshoot
larva larva feeds within decaying shoot Sorbus torminalis Wild Service-tree Rosales: Rosaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Involvulus icosandriae/Involvulus icosandriaeapple twig cutter, twig cutting weevil, twig-cutting weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus torminalis/Sorbus torminaliswild service-treedecayingshoot

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Involvulus icosandriae (Apple Twig Cutter, Twig Cutting Weevil, Twig-cutting Weevil) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Involvulus icosandriae (Apple Twig Cutter, Twig Cutting Weevil, Twig-cutting Weevil) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesInvolvulus icosandriae (Apple Twig Cutter, Twig Cutting Weevil, Twig-cutting Weevil)
FamilyRHYNCHITIDAE (a family of leafroller weevils)
Division Orthoceri (primitive weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Involvulus icosandriae (Apple Twig Cutter, Twig Cutting Weevil, Twig-cutting Weevil)

Involvulus icosandriae (Apple Twig Cutter, Twig Cutting Weevil, Twig-cutting Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Involvulus icosandriae (Apple Twig Cutter, Twig Cutting Weevil, Twig-cutting Weevil):

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