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Azolla weevil

Stenopelmus rufinasus Gyllenhal, 1835

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The azolla weevil (Stenopelmus rufinasus) is a species in the family Brachyceridae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the azolla weevil

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the azolla weevil live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the azolla weevil as introduced in 9 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Netherlandsinvasive
  2. Belgium
  3. France
  4. Ireland
  5. Italy
  6. Japan
  7. Portugal
  8. South Africa
  9. United Kingdom

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the azolla weevil endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the azolla weevil classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyBrachyceridae
  6. genusStenopelmus
  7. SpeciesStenopelmus rufinasus Gyllenhal, 1835
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Water fern weevilEnglish
  • Gorgojo acuáticoSpanish
  • アカウキクサゾウムシJapanese
  • KroosvarensnuittorDutch
  • KroosvarensnuittorretjeDutch

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Relatives of the azolla weevil

Other species in the same genus Stenopelmus.

CompareAzolla weevil vs Stenopelmus brunneus

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the azolla weevil an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the azolla weevil as invasive in 1 country: Netherlands. It lists it as introduced in 9 in all.

What kind of animal is the azolla weevil?

The azolla weevil (Stenopelmus rufinasus) belongs to the family Brachyceridae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Azolla weevil (Stenopelmus rufinasus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/azolla-weevil

MLA

“Azolla weevil (Stenopelmus rufinasus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/azolla-weevil.

BibTeX
@misc{azolla_weevil_2026,
  title = {Azolla weevil (Stenopelmus rufinasus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/azolla-weevil},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}