Phyllobius pyri [piri] (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Curculionidae)

Length: 4.7-7.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - July
(Earliest: 6.4)

Deterrent Chemicals
Ecdysteroids Hydroxyecdysone

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Wet Forest

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous)

Rumex Roots

Cirsium vulgare Roots
Food:
(Adult)
(Polyphagous)

Most Betulaceae

Several Rosaceae

Several Salicaceae

Quercus robur

Viburnum opulus

Vicia sepium
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

UK Beetles: Phyllobius pyri
Nature Spot: Common Leaf Weevil - Phyllobius pyri
InsektenBox: Phyllobius pyri
Plant Parasites of Europe: Phyllobius pyri


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