Black Bent vs Cabbage Stem Weavil

Agrostis gigantea compared with Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Cabbage Stem Weavil
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Coleoptera (वर्मपंखी गण)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Curculionidae
Genus	Agrostis	Ceutorhynchus
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Cabbage Stem Weavil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Cabbage Stem Weavil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Cabbage Stem Weavil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Cabbage Stem Weavil

The Cabbage Stem Weavil (Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus) is a species in the genus Ceutorhynchus. 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 4 countries:

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