Brown Leaf Weevil - Phyllobius oblongus
4 - 5.5 mm. Brown elytra, lacking scales but with many erect hairs. Legs pale. Head, pronotum and underside black.
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- 4 - 5.5 mm
- brown elytra, lacking scales but with many erect hairs
- legs pale
- head, pronotum and underside black.
Phyllobius is a genus of broad-nosed weevils that are commonly found on low herbage and in trees during spring and summer. Most are covered in metallic green scales that give them a very attractive appearance. There are 9 species and most look similar but they can be separated by carefully comparing the range of features shown in the table below, either under a binocular microscope or with a x20 hand-lens.
Phyllobius weevils can be distinguished from the similar genus Polydrusus by looking where the antennae emerge from the rostrum. In Phyllobius the antennae emerge from the top whilst in Polydrusus they are positioned at the side. When looking directly down on the beetle it is usually clear to see.
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Woodland, copses, wooded parkland and hedgerows.
Adults occur during spring and early summer.
Widely distributed and generally common throughout England and Wales and extending to west Perth in Scotland.
Infrequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Jubilee Walk Leire
07 May 2017
AJ Cann
Jubilee Walk Leire
07 May 2017
AJ Cann
Jubilee Walk Leire
07 May 2017
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Species profile
- Common names
- Brown Leaf Weevil
- Species group:
- Beetles
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Coleoptera
- Family:
- Curculionidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 07/05/2017 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 20/05/2024 (Nicholls, David)
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