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Mango seed weevil

Sternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius, J.C., 1775)

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The mango seed weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae) is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the mango seed weevil

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mango seed weevil live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mango seed weevil as introduced in 6 countries.

  1. Barbados
  2. China
  3. Dominica
  4. Ireland
  5. Montserrat
  6. Sweden

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 mango seed 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 mango seed weevil classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCurculionidae
  6. genusSternochetus
  7. SpeciesSternochetus mangiferae (Fabricius, J.C., 1775)

Synonyms Cryptorhynchus mangiferae, Curculio mangiferae, Eurhinus mangiferae, Rhynchaenus mangiferae

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Mango stone weevilEnglish
  • MangozaadsnuitkeverDutch
  • mangovivelSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mango seed weevil

Other species in the same genus Sternochetus.

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Common questions

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Is the mango seed weevil an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mango seed weevil as introduced in 6 countries, including Barbados, China, Dominica, Ireland and Montserrat, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the mango seed weevil?

The mango seed weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mango seed weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mango-seed-weevil

MLA

“Mango seed weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mango-seed-weevil.

BibTeX
@misc{mango_seed_weevil_2026,
  title = {Mango seed weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mango-seed-weevil},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}