Brown Leaf Weevil vs Green Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius oblongus compared with Phyllobius maculicornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Leaf Weevil	Green Leaf Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Coleoptera (besouro)	Coleoptera (besouro)
Family same	Curculionidae	Curculionidae
Genus same	Phyllobius	Phyllobius
Species	Phyllobius oblongus	Phyllobius maculicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Leaf Weevil and Green Leaf Weevil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phyllobius.

View Genus: Phyllobius

Conservation Status

Brown Leaf Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Green Leaf Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Leaf Weevil	Green Leaf Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Leaf Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey), Europe (34 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Green Leaf Weevil

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia, Kazakhstan) and Europe (31 countries).

Brown Leaf Weevil

The Brown Leaf Weevil (Phyllobius oblongus) is a species in the genus Phyllobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.