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

Phyllobius (Metaphyllobius) pomaceus Gyllenhal, 1834

Nesselblattrüssler Nettle Leaf Weevil

Synonyms and other combinations:

Curculio auratus Geoffroy, 1785 | Curculio prasinus Olivier, 1791 | Curculio urticae De Geer, 1775 |

  • Phyllobius pomaceus  3041
    Phyllobius pomaceus Gyllenhal, 1834  Nesselblattrüssler  Nettle Leaf Weevil 
    Phyllobius pomaceus
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-06-07 12:37:46
    Image number: 3041

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-06-07 12:37:46

  • Phyllobius pomaceus, mating  3042
    Phyllobius pomaceus Gyllenhal, 1834  Nesselblattrüssler  Nettle Leaf Weevil 
    Phyllobius pomaceus, mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-16 15:35:26
    Image number: 3042
    mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-16 15:35:26


Further vernacular names:
Green Nettle Weevil
Classification:
Phyllobius pomaceus belongs to the subfamily Entiminae, tribe Phyllobiini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Yunakov N. (2017). 3i Curculio: 3i taxonomic databases, Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae (version Jan 2017). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  3. UK Beetles
  4. Rafał Gosik & Peter Sprick: Description of the mature larvae of eight Phyllobius Germar, 1824 species with notes about life cycles, host plant use and vertical distribution (Curculionidae: Entiminae: Phyllobiini), WEEVIL News, No. 89, 1. November 2020, 1-39, ISSN 1615-3472.