Phyllobius pomaceus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Phyllobius |
Species: | P. pomaceus
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Binomial name | |
Phyllobius pomaceus Gyllenhal, 1834
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Phyllobius pomaceus (subgenus Metaphyllobius) is a species of short-nosed weevil commonly known as the nettle weevil. [2]
Phyllobius pomaceus is a slender and elongate weevil, measuring 7–9 mm in length with bright metallic green scales, combined with variations of gold, blue and copper colour, on its elytra. [3] Larvae measure up to 8 mm in length, with a creamy white coloured body and dark head. [4]
The beetle is associated with nettles ( Urtica dioica) and Meadow Sweet ( Filipendula ulmaria). [3] [5] P. pomaceus can also be a pest of strawberries. [4]
Larvae live within the soil feeding on roots, adults above ground on the leaves and stems of their host plants.
Phyllobius pomaceus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Phyllobius |
Species: | P. pomaceus
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Binomial name | |
Phyllobius pomaceus Gyllenhal, 1834
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Phyllobius pomaceus (subgenus Metaphyllobius) is a species of short-nosed weevil commonly known as the nettle weevil. [2]
Phyllobius pomaceus is a slender and elongate weevil, measuring 7–9 mm in length with bright metallic green scales, combined with variations of gold, blue and copper colour, on its elytra. [3] Larvae measure up to 8 mm in length, with a creamy white coloured body and dark head. [4]
The beetle is associated with nettles ( Urtica dioica) and Meadow Sweet ( Filipendula ulmaria). [3] [5] P. pomaceus can also be a pest of strawberries. [4]
Larvae live within the soil feeding on roots, adults above ground on the leaves and stems of their host plants.