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Ernobius abietinus

Status not recordedbeetles

Ernobius abietinus is a species in the family Ptinidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 2.46 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Switzerland.

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Quick facts about Ernobius abietinus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
2.46 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is Ernobius abietinus?

ERNOBIUS ABIETINUS · LENGTH 2.46 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.46 mm, the recorded maximum length of the ernobius abietinus is about 0.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Ernobius abietinus live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Ernobius abietinus is listed for 1 country.

Switzerland
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Switzerland

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Ernobius abietinus 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 Ernobius abietinus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyPtinidae
  6. genusErnobius
  7. SpeciesErnobius abietinus (Gyllenhal, 1808)

Synonyms Anobium abietinum

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • närekytryFinnish
  • Точильщик сосновых шишекRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Ernobius abietinus

Other species in the same genus Ernobius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Ernobius abietinus?

An adult Ernobius abietinus measures 2.46 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does Ernobius abietinus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Ernobius abietinus for 1 country: Switzerland. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Ernobius abietinus?

Ernobius abietinus (Ernobius abietinus) belongs to the family Ptinidae 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). Ernobius abietinus (Ernobius abietinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ernobius-abietinus

MLA

“Ernobius abietinus (Ernobius abietinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ernobius-abietinus.

BibTeX
@misc{ernobius_abietinus_2026,
  title = {Ernobius abietinus (Ernobius abietinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ernobius-abietinus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}