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Tamarind weevil

Sitophilus linearis Hustache, A., 1930

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The tamarind weevil (Sitophilus linearis) is a species in the family Dryophthoridae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the tamarind weevil

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 tamarind weevil live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the tamarind weevil as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Austria
  2. France

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 tamarind 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 tamarind weevil classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyDryophthoridae
  6. genusSitophilus
  7. SpeciesSitophilus linearis Hustache, A., 1930

Synonyms Calandra linearis, Calandra tamarindi, Cordyle striatus, Rhynchophorus linearis, Rynchophorus linearis

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Tamarind fruit weevilEnglish
  • Tamarind seed weevilEnglish
  • Долгоносик тамариндовыйRussian
  • 罗望子象Chinese
  • 罗望子米象甲Chinese
  • 罗望子谷象Chinese
  • 酸豆谷象Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tamarind weevil

Other species in the same genus Sitophilus.

Grain weevil

Sitophilus granarius

DryophthoridaeNo free photo yet

Rice weevil

Sitophilus oryzae

DryophthoridaeNo free photo yet

Maize weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

DryophthoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the tamarind weevil an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the tamarind weevil as introduced in 2 countries: Austria and France, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the tamarind weevil?

The tamarind weevil (Sitophilus linearis) belongs to the family Dryophthoridae 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). Tamarind weevil (Sitophilus linearis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tamarind-weevil

MLA

“Tamarind weevil (Sitophilus linearis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tamarind-weevil.

BibTeX
@misc{tamarind_weevil_2026,
  title = {Tamarind weevil (Sitophilus linearis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tamarind-weevil},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}