Apple-blossom Weevil vs Conch apple

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Passiflora maliformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Apple-blossom Weevil Conch apple
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Curculionidae Passifloraceae
Genus Anthonomus Passiflora
Species Anthonomus pomorum Passiflora maliformis

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Conch apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Apple-blossom Weevil Conch apple
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple-blossom Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Conch apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Apple-blossom Weevil

The Apple-blossom Weevil (Anthonomus pomorum) is a species in the genus Anthonomus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Conch apple

No description available.

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