Boll weevil: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the boll weevil lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anthonomus grandis
Group	Beetles
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Curculionidae

Where does the boll weevil live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the boll weevil in 3 countries and territories across North America and South America. In Brazil it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the boll weevil?

The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Curculionidae, genus Anthonomus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the boll weevil

The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a species of beetle in the family Curculionidae. The boll weevil

feeds on cotton buds and flowers. Thought to be native to Central Mexico, it migrated into the United States from Mexico in the late 19th century and had infested all U.S. cotton-growing areas by the 1920s, devastating the economy and society centered on King Cotton in the American South. During the late 20th century, it became a serious pest in South America as well. Since 1978, the Boll Weevil Eradication Program in the U.S. has allowed full-scale cultivation to resume in many regions.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Boll weevil (revision 1375963515), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q217336 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).