#3284 · 🪲 beetles
Turbine Cylindrical Weevil
Larinus turbinatus
📍 3947 Langbroek, Nederland
📍 Botlek, Rotterdam, Nederland
📍 6445 PA Brunssum, Alankomaat
📍 6703 Wageningen, Netherlands
📍 Spaubeek, Netherlands
📍 Rhenen, Nederland
📍 Bellingwedde, Groningen, Netherlands
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Shamil Murtazin · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Michel NOËL · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. 3947 Langbroek, Nederland:© Rob C. H. M. Oudejans · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. Botlek, Rotterdam, Nederland:© dgcurrywheel · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. 6445 PA Brunssum, Alankomaat:© Matti Brandon · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. 6703 Wageningen, Netherlands:© Pádraic Flood · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 8. Spaubeek, Netherlands:© Remco Hofland · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Rhenen, Nederland:© dgcurrywheel · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. Bellingwedde, Groningen, Netherlands:© Dorine Post · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
Larinus turbinatus is a species of true weevil in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae.
base stats
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 81 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 5,347 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Leonard Gyllenhaal in 1835 (191 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Turbine Cylindrical Weevil
- scientific name
- Larinus turbinatus
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Coleoptera
- family
- Curculionidae
- sightings in NL
- 81
- sightings in Europe
- 3,556
- sightings worldwide
- 5,347
- GBIF records in NL
- 1,223
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1835 by Leonard Gyllenhaal
relatives· Curculionidae
#3177 📷 7Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
🇳🇱 Zijdeglansbladsnuitkever
Polydrusus formosus
👀 643 in NL
#3180 📷 10Nettle weevil
🇳🇱 Groene bladsnuitkever
Phyllobius pomaceus
👀 599 in NL
#3192 📷 10Black Vine Weevil
🇳🇱 Gegroefde lapsnuitkever
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
👀 371 in NL
#3193 📷 9Grijze bolsnuittor
Philopedon plagiatum
👀 356 in NL
#3196 📷 8Iris weevil
🇳🇱 Lissnuitkever
Mononychus punctumalbum
👀 330 in NL
#3207 📷 10Common Leaf Weevil
🇳🇱 Gestreepte bladsnuitkever
Phyllobius pyri
👀 240 in NL
#3225 📷 10Deer Broad-nosed Weevil
🇳🇱 Reebruine bladsnuitkever
Polydrusus cervinus
👀 158 in NL
#3232 📷 10Small Nettle Weevil
🇳🇱 Viervlekbrandnetelsnuitkever
Nedyus quadrimaculatus
👀 149 in NL
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 343363, Wikidata Q1786816, GBIF 1183747, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.