Phyllobius argentatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Silver-green Leaf Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllobius argentatus (Silver-green Leaf Weevil)
GenusPhyllobius (a genus of leaf weevils)
TribeOtiorhynchini (a group of weevils)
SubfamilyENTIMINAE (a subfamily of weevils)
FamilyCURCULIONIDAE (weevils)
Division Gonatoceri (true weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phyllobius argentatus (Silver-green Leaf Weevil) :
1: Phyllobius argentatus (Silver-green Leaf Weevil)
31 May 1975 OSGR: NZ80 54° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
on Bramble
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Phyllobius argentatus (Silver-green Leaf Weevil)
17 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Lateral view - enlarged

Phyllobius argentatus (Silver-green Leaf Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllobius argentatus (Silver-green Leaf Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 10 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phyllobius argentatus (Silver-green Leaf Weevil)
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