Phyllobius pyri (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Common Leaf Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllobius pyri (Common 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 pyri (Common Leaf Weevil) :
1: Phyllobius pyri (Common Leaf Weevil)
10 Jun 2003 OSGR: ST59 51° 40’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Monmouth (VC 35) England
on Meadowsweet leaf
Image 1: Dorsal - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal - enlarged (2)Image 3: Ventral - enlargedImage 4: Head, antennae and front legs - dorsal - magnifiedImage 5: Head, antennae and front legs - ventral - magnified
2: Phyllobius pyri (Common Leaf Weevil)
22 May 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Birch regrowth
Image 1: Side viewImage 2: Top viewImage 3: Underside

Phyllobius pyri (Common 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 pyri (Common Leaf Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phyllobius pyri (Common Leaf Weevil)
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