Bug FAQRusty Pineneedle Weevil
Pachyrhinus californicus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Curculionidae
The rusty pineneedle weevil belongs to the broad-nosed weevil group in the beetle family Curculionidae. It occurs in North America. Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado.
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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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachyrhinus_californicus
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Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.