Phyllobius maculicornis Germar, 1823
(Green Leaf Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllobius maculicornis (Green Leaf Weevil)
GenusPhyllobius (a genus of leaf weevils)
TribeOtiorhynchini (a group of weevils)
SubfamilyENTIMINAE (a subfamily of weevils)
FamilyCURCULIONIDAE (weevils)
Division Gonatoceri (true weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phyllobius maculicornis (Green Leaf Weevil) :
1: Phyllobius maculicornis (Green Leaf Weevil)
13 May 2012 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
swept from oak foliage
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Head and antennae - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Head and antennae - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Ventral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Elytral scales - microscope low magnification
2: Phyllobius maculicornis (Green Leaf Weevil)
9 May 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
beaten from Hawthorn blossom at dusk
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral view

Phyllobius maculicornis (Green Leaf Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllobius maculicornis (Green Leaf Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phyllobius maculicornis (Green Leaf Weevil)
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