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Clover weevil

Sitona hispidulus (Fabricius, 1776)

Status not recordedbeetles

The clover weevil (Sitona hispidulus) 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 clover weevil

Weight
Not recorded
Length
3.5 mm – 4.5 mmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the clover weevil?

CLOVER WEEVIL · LENGTH 4.5 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.5 mm, the recorded maximum length of the clover weevil is about 0.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

What eats the clover weevil?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded predators of the clover weevil

The 24 best supported of 41 on record

  1. Mesophile Sunshiner Amara lunicollis2 sources
  2. Bolitobius castaneus2 sources
  3. Philonthus succicola2 sources
  4. Allagelena gracilens2 sources
  5. Cucumber green spider Araniella cucurbitina2 sources
  6. Ant-spider Myrmarachne formicaria2 sources
  7. Dune wolf spider Xerolycosa miniata2 sources
  8. Zora spinimana2 sources
  9. Common fox spider Alopecosa pulverulenta2 sources
  10. Amara aenea2 sources
  11. Brachinus explodens2 sources
  12. Cantharis fusca2 sources
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  1. Coelotes terrestris2 sources
  2. Paederus littoralis2 sources
  3. Pardosa palustris2 sources
  4. Poecilus cupreus2 sources
  5. Pterostichus strenuus2 sources
  6. Quedius curtipennis2 sources
  7. Tasgius melanarius2 sources
  8. Gorse orbweaver Agalenatea redii2 sources
  9. Alopecosa cuneata2 sources
  10. Magnificent sun beetle Amara aulica2 sources
  11. Amara quenseli2 sources
  12. Amara plebeja2 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records

Where does the clover weevil live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the clover weevil as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Japan
  2. United States

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 clover 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 clover weevil classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCurculionidae
  6. genusSitona
  7. SpeciesSitona hispidulus (Fabricius, 1776)

Synonyms Curculio geoffroaei, Curculio griseus, Curculio hirtus, Curculio hispidulus, Curculio modestus, Sitona foedus

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Clover root curculioEnglish
  • listopas jetelovýCzech
  • KløverbladrandbilleDanish
  • Borstiger BlattrandrüsslerGerman
  • hiirakkohernekärsäkäsFinnish
  • Sitone hérisséeFrench
  • Charançon des légumineusesFrench
  • Szőrös csipkézőbogárHungarian
  • ケチビコフキゾウムシJapanese
  • 들바구미Korean
  • KlaversnuitkeverDutch
  • Oprzędzik żółtonogiPolish
  • Желтоногий клубеньковый долгоносикRussian
  • listárik ďatelinovýSlovak
  • borstig ärtvivelSwedish

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Relatives of the clover weevil

Other species in the same genus Sitona.

Pea weevil

Sitona lineatus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the clover weevil?

An adult clover weevil measures 3.5 mm – 4.5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the clover weevil an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the clover weevil as introduced in 2 countries: Japan and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the clover weevil?

The clover weevil (Sitona hispidulus) belongs to the family Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera.

What eats the clover weevil?

Animals recorded preying on the clover weevil include mesophile sunshiner, bolitobius castaneus, philonthus succicola and allagelena gracilens. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

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). Clover weevil (Sitona hispidulus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/clover-weevil

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“Clover weevil (Sitona hispidulus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/clover-weevil.

BibTeX
@misc{clover_weevil_2026,
  title = {Clover weevil (Sitona hispidulus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/clover-weevil},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}