Bug FAQPitch-eating Weevil
Pachylobius picivorus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Curculionidae
The pitch-eating weevil lives in North America. Its habitat is also in North America. It is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It occurs 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 20 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Alabama, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas, Mississippi.
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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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachylobius_picivorus
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.