Apple-blossom Weevil vs Hydrangea

Anthonomus pomorum compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

Apple-blossom Weevil is Least Concern while Hydrangea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple-blossom Weevil	Hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Curculionidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Anthonomus	Hydrangea
Species	Anthonomus pomorum	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Apple-blossom Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple-blossom Weevil	Hydrangea
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.

Hydrangea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.