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#3225 · 🪲 beetles

Deer Broad-nosed Weevil

🇳🇱 Reebruine bladsnuitkever ·Polydrusus cervinus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands
Deer Broad-nosed Weevil, photo 1 of 10
1/10 © Jason M Crockwell · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

what is it?

Polydrusus cervinus is a species of weevil native to Europe.

base stats

  • NL sightings 158iNaturalist, research grade
  • worldwide 3,378iNaturalist 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 158 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
  • 3,378 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
  • Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English
Deer Broad-nosed Weevil
Nederlands
Reebruine bladsnuitkever
scientific name
Polydrusus cervinus
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Curculionidae
sightings in NL
158
sightings in Europe
1,592
sightings worldwide
3,378
GBIF records in NL
569
weight
—
length
—
lifespan
—
named
1758

relatives· Curculionidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 456029, Wikidata Q4047189, GBIF 1176429, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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