Alfalfa Weevil vs Black-Beaked Green Weevil

Hypera postica compared with Hypera nigrirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa Weevil	Black-Beaked Green Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family same	Curculionidae	Curculionidae
Genus same	Hypera	Hypera
Species	Hypera postica	Hypera nigrirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfalfa Weevil and Black-Beaked Green Weevil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hypera.

Conservation Status

Alfalfa Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Black-Beaked Green Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa Weevil	Black-Beaked Green Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Black-Beaked Green Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Alfalfa Weevil

The Alfalfa Weevil (Hypera postica) is a species in the genus Hypera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re.

Black-Beaked Green Weevil

The Black-Beaked Green Weevil (Hypera nigrirostris) is a species in the genus Hypera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States