Hairy Spider Weevil vs Spider Weevil

Exomias pellucidus compared with Exomias araneiformis

Key Differences

• Hairy Spider Weevil is Least Concern while Spider Weevil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Spider Weevil	Spider 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	Exomias	Exomias
Species	Exomias pellucidus	Exomias araneiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Spider Weevil and Spider Weevil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Exomias.

Conservation Status

Hairy Spider Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Spider Weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Spider Weevil	Spider Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Spider Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (22 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Spider Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇩🇪 Germany 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇬🇧 United Kingdom