#3424 · 🪲 beetles

Stem Miner Weevil

🇳🇱 Weegbreesnuitkever ·Mecinus pyraster

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Pierrick Bloin · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Marie Lou Legrand · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Andreas Bennetsen Boe · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Andreas Bennetsen Boe · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. Voorschoten, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Voorschoten, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Zwolle, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Scheveningen, Den Haag, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 6703 BM Wageningen, Alankomaat:© Matti Brandon · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Voorschoten, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Mecinus pyraster is a species of weevil native to Europe.

base stats

NL sightings 30iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,138iNaturalist 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 30 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
1,138 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst in 1795 (231 years ago).