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#3412 · 🪲 beetles

Ground Weevil

🇳🇱 Grote bietensnuitkever ·Barynotus obscurus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
  1. 1. © Christian Sørensen · CC BY-NC 4.0
  2. 2. © Christian Sørensen · CC BY-NC 4.0
  3. 3. © Janet Graham · CC BY 4.0
  4. 4. © Christian Sørensen · CC BY-NC 4.0
  5. 5. Leidschenveen-Ypenburg, Den Haag, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  6. 6. Leidschenveen-Ypenburg, Den Haag, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  7. 7. Leidschenveen-Ypenburg, Den Haag, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  8. 8. Leidschenveen-Ypenburg, Den Haag, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  9. 9. Leidschenveen-Ypenburg, Den Haag, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
  10. 10. Leidschenveen-Ypenburg, Den Haag, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
Ground Weevil, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Christian Sørensen · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Barynotus obscurus is a species of weevil native to Europe.

base stats

  • NL sightings 32iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 783iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

  • Spotted 32 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 783 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775 (251 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Ground Weevil
Nederlands
Grote bietensnuitkever
scientific name
Barynotus obscurus
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Curculionidae
sightings in NL
32
sightings in Europe
402
sightings worldwide
783
GBIF records in NL
128
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1775 by Johan Christian Fabricius

relatives· Curculionidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 455792, Wikidata Q4034870, GBIF 1198651, Wikipedia (EN). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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