#3267 · 🪲 beetles

Knoppensnuittor

Phyllobius glaucus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Tina Ellegaard Poulsen · CC BY 4.0
2. © Samuel Messner · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Andrea Peterlongo · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. Lingebos, Vuren, Gelderland, NL:© no rights reserved · CC0
5. Alkmaar, Nederland:© Joost . · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. 1791 LM Den Burg, Nederland:© no rights reserved · CC0
7. Hilvarenbeek, Waterstraat, 5087 KB Diessen, Netherlands:© Alejandro Manzano Marín · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Diever:© jerulam · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Maandereng, Ede, Nederland:© dr. Werner de Gier · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Voorschoten, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Phyllobius glaucus is a species of weevil found across Europe, especially in carrs. It is a pest of a variety of fruit trees, but has little economic effect. It was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763.

base stats

NL sightings 98iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,761iNaturalist 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).