#3422 · 🪲 beetles

Grootkopsnuittor

Platystomos albinus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Анатолий Озерной /Anatoly Ozernoy · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Corinna Herr · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Mykola Borysenko · CC BY 4.0
4. 8148 Lemele, Nederland:© Olmen Vos · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands:© Simon Hazenberg · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Heilig Landstichting, Netherlands:© altmegatron · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 6704 Wageningen, Netherlands:© Pádraic Flood · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
8. 6654 KE Afferden, Netherlands:© Erika · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 5851 EA Afferden, Países Baixos:© Thijs Valkenburg · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 8041 AA Zwolle, Nederland:© Marleen Schouten · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Platystomos albinus is a species of beetle in the family Anthribidae, the fungus weevils. 4 in). The larvae feed on decaying trees, and are associated with the fungus Daldinia . It is present in deciduous forests throughout Europe and the Near East, including central southern and eastern Britain.

base stats

NL sightings 30iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,305iNaturalist 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.
3,305 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

Nederlands: Grootkopsnuittor
scientific name: Platystomos albinus
class: Insecta
order: Coleoptera
family: Anthribidae
sightings in NL: 30
sightings in Europe: 3,152
sightings worldwide: 3,305
GBIF records in NL: 1,136
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1758

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 317906, Wikidata Q1548626, GBIF 1168125, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.