Diet

• Adults: Primarily herbivorous, feeding on leaves, buds and tender shoots of many different plants. They are particularly well known for feeding on ornamental and fruit plants.

• Larvae: Live in the soil, where they feed on plant roots.

• The species has a broad host range and can occur on citrus, grapes, roses, strawberries, beans and numerous ornamental plants.

Range

• Naupactus godmani is a broad-nosed weevil (Curculionidae: Entiminae: Naupactini) native to the Americas.

• It occurs in Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, as well as areas where it has been introduced through the movement of plants.

• The species is compatible with the warm climate of Guerrero and the Zihuatanejo region.

• Around Zihuatanejo, it is occasional to fairly common, particularly in gardens, cultivated areas and vegetation surrounding fruit trees and ornamental plants.

Habitat

• Found in tropical dry forest, woodland, gardens, orchards, agricultural areas, nurseries and disturbed vegetation.

• Adults are often found on leaves at night, while during the day they may hide in vegetation, leaf litter or sheltered areas.

• Larvae remain underground around the roots of host plants, where they can be difficult to detect.

Size

• Adult length: approximately 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in).

• Body robust and broadly oval, with a short, broad rostrum.

• Usually brown, greyish-brown or mottled, with a covering of small scales that gives the beetle a somewhat dusty appearance.

• The elytra are rounded and often show subtle longitudinal ridges and darker or lighter patches.