Bug FAQWeevil (Trachyphloeosoma advena)
Trachyphloeosoma advena · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Curculionidae
Trachyphloeosoma advena is a broad-nosed weevil belonging to the beetle family Curculionidae. All available sources describe it only as a member of this weevil group.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The bug is a broad-nosed weevil, a type of beetle.
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Is it a pest in the house?
It is listed as a broad-nosed weevil, with no specific household pest information.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives as a broad-nosed weevil in its natural environment.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Its diet is typical of a broad-nosed weevil.
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Where it comes from
Its native range is that of a broad-nosed weevil in the Curculionidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
It may be confused with other broad-nosed weevils.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Maryland, Virginia, Arkansas, Vermont.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Same family (Curculionidae)
Green Immigrant Leaf WeevilPolydrusus formosusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Black Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Nettle weevilPhyllobius pomaceusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Asian Oak WeevilCyrtepistomus castaneusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Strawberry Root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachyphloeosoma_advena
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Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.