Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00741
Nothoperissops frenatus
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About Nothoperissops frenatus
Nothoperissops frenatus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.
Nothoperissops frenatus is an introduced weevil newly confirmed from Kauaʻi. Larvae probably develop in weakened or recently cut woody material.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: The 2026 annotated Curculionoidea catalog reports Kauaʻi as a new island record for Nothoperissops frenatus, an introduced Solomon Islands weevil associated with sick or newly cut trees, dead trees, and logs.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; larva; pupa; adult.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Nothoperissops frenatus
- Family
- Curculionidae
- 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
- Nothoperissops frenatus is a member of Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.