Cherry weevil
Anthonomus rectirostris (Linnaeus, C., 1758)
Status not recordedbeetles
The cherry weevil (Anthonomus rectirostris) is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 4.5 mm in length.
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Quick facts about the cherry weevil
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 3.7 mm – 4.5 mmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- flowerssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Generations a year
- Onesrc for Generations a year
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the cherry weevil?
Where does the cherry weevil live?
Not recorded
Is the cherry 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 cherry weevil classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyCurculionidae
- genusAnthonomus
- SpeciesAnthonomus rectirostris (Linnaeus, C., 1758)
Synonyms Anthonomus druparum, Curculio druparum, Curculio dryparum, Curculio flavescens, Curculio rectirostris, Curculio tesselatus, Furcipes rectirostris, Furcipus interruptus, Furcipus rectirostris, Rhynchaenus druparum
Other names and names in other languages (19)
- Bird-cherry weevilEnglish
- květopas peckovýCzech
- KirsebærsnudebilleDanish
- StenfrugtsnudebilleDanish
- KirschkernstecherGerman
- tuomikärsäkäsFinnish
- Anthonome du MerisierFrench
- MeggymaglikasztóHungarian
- オビモンハナゾウムシJapanese
- 꽃바구미Korean
- Vyšninis SėklagraužisLithuanian
- kirsebærsnutebilleNorwegian Bokmål
- KersepitkeverDutch
- KersenpitkeverDutch
- SteenvruchtenbloesemkeverDutch
- Kwieciak pestkowiecPolish
- Цветоед косточковыйRussian
- kvetovka kôstkovicováSlovak
- större häggblomvivelSwedish
Relatives of the cherry weevil
Other species in the same genus Anthonomus.
Boll weevil
Anthonomus grandis
Apple blossom weevil
Anthonomus pomorum
Strawberry blossom weevil
Anthonomus rubi
Pepper weevil
Anthonomus eugenii
Apple curculio
Anthonomus quadrigibbus
Strawberry bud weevil
Anthonomus signatus
CompareCherry weevil vs Boll weevilCherry weevil vs Apple blossom weevilCherry weevil vs Strawberry blossom weevilCherry weevil vs Pepper weevil
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the cherry weevil?
An adult cherry weevil measures 3.7 mm – 4.5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What does the cherry weevil eat?
Its recorded main food is flowers.
What kind of animal is the cherry weevil?
The cherry weevil (Anthonomus rectirostris) belongs to the family Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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title = {Cherry weevil (Anthonomus rectirostris)},
author = {{CreatureData}},
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
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