Cryptorhynchus lapathi

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| image = Cryptorhynchus lapathi (Linné, 1758) (10381974866).png

| image_caption = Cryptorhynchus lapathi 7,4 mm (5,0-8,5 mm)

| genus = Cryptorhynchus

| species = lapathi

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm

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Cryptorhynchus lapathi is a species of weevil native to Europe.Fauna EuropaeaMorris, M.G. (2012) True Weevils. (Coleoptera: Curculioninae, Baridinae, Oroitidinae). Part III. Royal Entomological Society of London Handbook 5 (17d).Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. [http://faunedefrance.org/bibliotheque-virtuelle-numerique/ Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222184724/http://faunedefrance.org/bibliotheque-virtuelle-numerique/ |date=2017-12-22 }} Its common names include poplar and willow borer, osier weevil, and willow weevil.[https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/16433 Cryptorhynchus lapathi (poplar and willow borer).] Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International.

This weevil has long been known as a pest insect of willows cultivated for basketry.Hubbard, W. F. & F. H. Chittenden. [https://archive.org/details/basketwillow46hubb/page/65/mode/1up The basket willow.] United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry, Bulletin No. 46. 1904.