Nettle Weevil (Phyllobius pomaceus)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Phyllobius ("leaf like") pomaceus ("resembling an apple")

Nettle Weevil (Phyllobius pomaceus) at Summer Leys, Northants, UK - April 2026

Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ?  /  Length: 7-9mm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

A small species of weevil primarly found on nettles, meadow sweet and strawberries, on the latter of which it can be a pest. They are found in temperate Europe into Russia, being largely absent from the Mediterranean region and the Scandinavian penninsula.
 
Related Species: 
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Phyllobius
SUBSPECIES: ?
 
- Sighting Locations -

UNITED KINGDOM - A common resident species which is seen in Summer

 - Seen in Geddington and several other sites

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto