Curculio glandium: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the curculio glandium lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 6,389 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See beetles on the world map

Scientific name	Curculio glandium
Group	Beetles
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Curculionidae

Where does the curculio glandium live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the curculio glandium in 14 countries and territories across Europe.

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 curculio glandium?

The curculio glandium (Curculio glandium) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Curculionidae, genus Curculio. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the curculio glandium

Curculio glandium, commonly known as the acorn weevil, is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Curculio glandium (revision 1378996935), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q901060 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).