Thistle head weevil
Rhinocyllus conicus (Froelich, J.A., 1792)
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The thistle head weevil (Rhinocyllus conicus) is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 5.5 mm in length.
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Quick facts about the thistle head weevil
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 5.5 mmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- flowerssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the thistle head weevil?
Where does the thistle head weevil live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the thistle head weevil as introduced in 3 countries.
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 thistle head 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 thistle head weevil classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyCurculionidae
- genusRhinocyllus
- SpeciesRhinocyllus conicus (Froelich, J.A., 1792)
Synonyms Bruchus punctatus, Curculio antiodontalgicus, Curculio cardui, Curculio conicus, Curculio thaumaturgus, Lixus antiodontalgicus, Lixus conicus, Lixus latirostris, Lixus morosus, Lixus odontalgicus, Lixus thaumaturgus, Rhinocyllus antiodontalgicus, Rhinocyllus odontalgicus, Rhinocyllus thaumaturgus, Rhinomacer antiodontalgicus, Rhynchaenus antiodontalgicus, Rhynchaenus latirostris
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- Nodding thistle Receptacle weevilEnglish
- NTRBEnglish
- DistelkurzrüßlerGerman
- Charançon moucheté du chardonFrench
- Charançon du Chardon penchéFrench
- tömpeorrú barkóHungarian
- Zgiętobruzdek ostowyPolish
- Чертополоховый слоникRussian
- krumnosvivelSwedish
Relatives of the thistle head weevil
Other species in the same genus Rhinocyllus.
CompareThistle head weevil vs Rhinocyllus alpinusThistle head weevil vs Rhinocyllus brevisThistle head weevil vs Rhinocyllus carinirostrisThistle head weevil vs Rhinocyllus depressirostris
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the thistle head weevil?
An adult thistle head weevil measures 5.5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What does the thistle head weevil eat?
Its recorded main food is flowers.
Is the thistle head weevil an invasive species?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the thistle head weevil as introduced in 3 countries: Latvia, Sweden and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.
What kind of animal is the thistle head weevil?
The thistle head weevil (Rhinocyllus conicus) 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 - Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS) · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-11-13
Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Carnevali, L., Schigel, D. & McGeoch, M.A. (2018) Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species. Scientific Data 5: 170202. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202. Country checklists published through GBIF by the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. - 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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