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Lesser clover weevil

Hypera nigrirostris (Fabricius, J.C., 1775)

Status not recordedbeetles

The lesser clover weevil (Hypera nigrirostris) is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 3.8 mm in length.

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Quick facts about the lesser clover weevil

Weight
Not recorded
Length
3 mm – 3.8 mmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Main food
flowerssrc for Main food
Habitat
grassland, human_modifiedsrc 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 lesser clover weevil?

LESSER CLOVER WEEVIL · LENGTH 3.8 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.8 mm, the recorded maximum length of the lesser clover weevil is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

What eats the lesser clover weevil?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded predators of the lesser clover weevil

19 on record

  1. Mesophile Sunshiner Amara lunicollis2 sources
  2. Allagelena gracilens2 sources
  3. Cucumber green spider Araniella cucurbitina2 sources
  4. Cantharis fusca2 sources
  5. Zora spinimana2 sources
  6. Amara aenea2 sources
  7. Amara montivaga2 sources
  8. Narrow-dimpled Sunshiner Amara similata2 sources
  9. Pale Moonshiner Amara bifrons2 sources
  10. Amara quenseli2 sources
  11. Amara plebeja2 sources
  12. Anisodactylus binotatus2 sources
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  1. Wasp spider Argiope bruennichi2 sources
  2. Clubiona brevipes2 sources
  3. Ant-spider Myrmarachne formicaria2 sources
  4. Tent spider Pisaura mirabilis2 sources
  5. Coal-runner Pterostichus melanarius2 sources
  6. Copper jumping spider Sibianor aurocinctus2 sources
  7. Common stretch spider Tetragnatha extensa2 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 lesser clover weevil live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lesser clover weevil as introduced in 1 country.

  1. 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 lesser 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 lesser clover weevil classified?

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

Synonyms Apion sarothamni, Apion sarothamni, Apion subangulatum, Curculio fulvipes, Curculio nigrirostris, Curculio nigrorostris, Curculio variabilis, Curculio virescens, Erirhinus viridis, Erirrhinus viridis, Hypera variabilis, Rhynchaenus nigrirostris, Rhynchaenus nigrirostris, Rhynchaenus variabilis, Rhynchaenus virescens

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Black-beaked green weevilEnglish
  • Lesser clover leaf weevilEnglish
  • KløvergnaverDanish
  • Grüner KokonrüsslerGerman
  • korvakekärsäkäsFinnish
  • Charançon à rostre noirFrench
  • pompás pikkelyesormányosHungarian
  • ツメクサタコゾウムシJapanese
  • kløvergnagerNorwegian Bokmål
  • Kleine luzernekeverDutch
  • Ziołomirek ciemnopasyPolish
  • Слоник клеверныйRussian
  • tvrdoň ďatelinovýSlovak
  • grön kokongvivelSwedish

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Relatives of the lesser clover weevil

Other species in the same genus Hypera.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the lesser clover weevil?

An adult lesser clover weevil measures 3 mm – 3.8 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What does the lesser clover weevil eat?

Its recorded main food is flowers.

Is the lesser clover weevil an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lesser clover weevil as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the lesser clover weevil?

The lesser clover weevil (Hypera nigrirostris) belongs to the family Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera.

What eats the lesser clover weevil?

Animals recorded preying on the lesser clover weevil include mesophile sunshiner, allagelena gracilens, cucumber green spider and cantharis fusca. 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). Lesser clover weevil (Hypera nigrirostris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-clover-weevil

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“Lesser clover weevil (Hypera nigrirostris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-clover-weevil.

BibTeX
@misc{lesser_clover_weevil_2026,
  title = {Lesser clover weevil (Hypera nigrirostris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-clover-weevil},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}