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Hypera plantaginis

Status not recordedbeetles

Hypera plantaginis is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 5 mm in length.

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Quick facts about Hypera plantaginis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
3.8 mm – 5 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
flowers
Habitat
grassland, human_modified
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is Hypera plantaginis?

HYPERA PLANTAGINIS · LENGTH 5 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5 mm, the recorded maximum length of the hypera plantaginis is about 0.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Hypera plantaginis live?

Not recorded

Is Hypera plantaginis 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 Hypera plantaginis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCurculionidae
  6. genusHypera
  7. SpeciesHypera plantaginis (DeGeer, C., 1775)

Synonyms Curculio naevius, Curculio plantaginis, Curculio spartii, Hypera plantagina, Rhynchaenus plantaginis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Hornklee-KokonrüsslerGerman
  • maitekärsäkäsFinnish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Hypera plantaginis

Other species in the same genus Hypera.

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Common questions

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How big is Hypera plantaginis?

An adult Hypera plantaginis measures 3.8 mm – 5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What does Hypera plantaginis eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

What kind of animal is Hypera plantaginis?

Hypera plantaginis (Hypera plantaginis) 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.

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CreatureData. (2026). Hypera plantaginis (Hypera plantaginis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hypera-plantaginis

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BibTeX
@misc{hypera_plantaginis_2026,
  title = {Hypera plantaginis (Hypera plantaginis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hypera-plantaginis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}