Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00404
Rice Weevil
Sitophilus oryzae
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About Rice Weevil
Rice Weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) belongs to Dryophthoridae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced / adventive.
Classification note
The shared taxonomy follows the cached GBIF classification. Alternative placements reported in the source package are preserved in the record history.
Documented species detail
A pest of stored grain.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. 2026 catalog: Distribution Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui, Hawaiʻi; Laysan; stored-product pest.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Sitophilus oryzae
- Common names
- Rice Weevil
- Family
- Dryophthoridae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Rice Weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) belongs to Dryophthoridae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced / adventive.