Bug FAQHylastes porculus
Hylastes porculus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Curculionidae
Hylastes porculus is a type of crenulate bark beetle in the weevil family. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It belongs to the family Curculionidae, the true weevils.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Its habitat is in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 18 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Vermont, Minnesota, Texas, New York, Delaware, Indiana, North Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Same family (Curculionidae)
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Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylastes_porculus
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