Silver-green leaf weevil
Phyllobius argentatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedbeetles
The silver-green leaf weevil (Phyllobius argentatus) is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 4.75 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 33 countries, including Albania, Austria and Belarus.
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Quick facts about the silver-green leaf weevil
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 4.75 mmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 33 countriessrc for Countries on record
How big is the silver-green leaf weevil?
Where does the silver-green leaf weevil 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.
The silver-green leaf weevil is listed for 33 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
- Albania
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- Germany
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: Entiminae (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the silver-green leaf 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 silver-green leaf weevil classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyCurculionidae
- genusPhyllobius
- SpeciesPhyllobius argentatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Curculio argentatus
Other names and names in other languages (22)
- Süwerner GreahriasslerBavarian
- Даўганосік серабрыстыBelarusian
- listohlod zlatozelenýCzech
- BøgesnudebilleDanish
- BøgeløvsnudebilleDanish
- Bøgens grønne snudebilleDanish
- Silberner GrünrüsslerGerman
- Goldgrüner BlattnagerGerman
- Silbriggrüner LaubholzrüsslerGerman
- viherlehtikärsäkäsFinnish
- Phyllobe argentéFrench
- Ezüstös levélbarkóHungarian
- Ezüstös levélormányosHungarian
- Sidabražvynis LapinukasLithuanian
- EntknopvreterDutch
- Groene beukensnuitkeverDutch
- Naliściak srebrniakPolish
- Долгоносик серебристыйRussian
- ruonálastanjunnegobbáNorthern Sami
- šupináčik zlatozelenýSlovak
- smaragdni rilčkarSlovenian
- silverlövvivelSwedish
Relatives of the silver-green leaf weevil
Other species in the same genus Phyllobius.
CompareSilver-green leaf weevil vs Brown leaf weevilSilver-green leaf weevil vs Common leaf weevilSilver-green leaf weevil vs Phyllobius brevisSilver-green leaf weevil vs Phyllobius dispar
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the silver-green leaf weevil?
An adult silver-green leaf weevil measures 4.75 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the silver-green leaf weevil live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the silver-green leaf weevil for 33 countries, including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the silver-green leaf weevil?
The silver-green leaf weevil (Phyllobius argentatus) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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“Silver-green leaf weevil (Phyllobius argentatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-green-leaf-weevil.
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