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

Interactions where Phyllobius pyri is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
feeds on Viburnum viburnums Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Viburnum/Viburnumviburnums
feeds on Alnus alders Fagales: Betulaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusalders
feeds on Major Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesMajor
feeds on Corylus hazels Fagales: Betulaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/Corylushazels
feeds on Major Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksMajor
feeds on Myrica gale Bog Myrtle, Bog-myrtle, Sweet Gale Fagales: Myricaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Myricaceae/Myrica gale/Myrica galebog myrtle, bog-myrtle, sweet gale
feeds on Nothofagus southern beeches Fagales: Nothofagaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Nothofagaceae/Nothofagus/Nothofagussouthern beeches
feeds on Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplars
feeds on Major Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/SalixwillowsMajor
feeds on Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/Crataegushawthorns
feeds on Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselms
feeds on [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius pyri/Phyllobius pyricommon leaf weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubs

Author & YearTitleSource
Morris, M.G., 1997Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17a, 106pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Phyllobius pyri (Common Leaf Weevil) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phyllobius pyri (Common Leaf Weevil) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllobius pyri (Common Leaf Weevil)

Phyllobius pyri (Common Leaf Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phyllobius pyri (Common Leaf Weevil):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 8 images of Phyllobius pyri (Common Leaf Weevil)
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