Phyllobius pomaceus Gyllenhal, 1834
(Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllobius pomaceus (Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle 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 pomaceus (Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle Weevil) :
1: Phyllobius pomaceus (Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle Weevil)
25 May 2012 OSGR: TQ01 50° 50’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Swept off Nettle
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Scales on elytra - microscope low magnification - grey backgroundImage 5: Scales on thorax - microscope low magnification - grey background
2: Phyllobius pomaceus (Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle Weevil)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Feeding on Nettle leaf
Image 1: Antenna - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 2: Antenna - dorsal view - magnified (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Head, antennae and thorax - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 5: Head - lateral view showing scrobes - magnifiedImage 6: Lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 8: Lateral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 9: Ventral view - enlarged - grey background
3: Phyllobius pomaceus (Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle Weevil)
7 Jun 2005 OSGR: ST95 51° 20’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
on Nettle leaf
Image 1: Lateral view - enlargedImage 2: Worn individual - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Worn individual - dorsal view - enlarged (2)
4: Phyllobius pomaceus (Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle Weevil)
9 May 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on Nettle
Image 1: Dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Lateral view - pale background
5: Phyllobius pomaceus (Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle Weevil)
17 May 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Nettle
Image 1: Dorsal view - pale background
6: Phyllobius pomaceus (Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle Weevil)
4 Jun 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Mating pair, on Nettle
Image 1: Antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Front three-quarter view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Front three-quarter view - enlargedImage 6: Lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 8: Lateral view - enlargedImage 9: Mating pair - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Mating pair - in situ - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Mating pair - in situ - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 12: Mating pair - in situ - enlargedImage 13: Mating pair - in situ - enlarged (2)

Phyllobius pomaceus (Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllobius pomaceus (Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phyllobius pomaceus (Nettle Leaf Weevil, Green Nettle Weevil)
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