Bug FAQPlantain Weevil
Mecinus pascuorum · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Curculionidae
The plantain weevil is a true weevil belonging to the Curculionidae family. It occurs in North America, Europe, and New Zealand.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Mecinus pascuorum is a true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This weevil is found across North America, Europe, and New Zealand.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It lives in North America and is also present in Europe and New Zealand.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 31 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, California, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, Kansas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: introduced 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/Mecinus_pascuorum
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.