Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Curculionidae (Weevils)

Curculio (Curculio) elephas (Gyllenhal, 1836)

Kastanienbohrer Chestnut Weevil

Synonyms and other combinations:

Balaninus elephas Gyllenhal, 1836 | Curculio elephas (Gyllenhal, 1836) |

  • Curculio elephas, female  11192
    Curculio elephas (Gyllenhal, 1836)  Kastanienbohrer  Chestnut Weevil 
    Curculio elephas, female, det. Corinna (CR)
    DE, Sachsen, Radebeul; 2018-08-12 22:13:16
    Image number: 11192, © Steffen Hintersaß
    female
    DE, Sachsen, Radebeul
    2018-08-12 22:13:16
    det. Corinna (CR)

Further vernacular names:
European Chestnut Weevil
Classification:
Curculio elephas belongs to the subfamily Curculioninae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  2. Jeanine Velez-Gavilan (2022). Curculio elephas (European chestnut weevil). Datasheet. VIEW ONLINE