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Withy weevil

Cryptorhynchus lapathi (Linnaeus, C., 1758)

Status not recordedbeetles

The withy weevil (Cryptorhynchus lapathi) is a species in the family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 9.21 mm in length.

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Quick facts about the withy weevil

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

How big is the withy weevil?

WITHY WEEVIL · LENGTH 9.21 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 9.21 mm, the recorded maximum length of the withy weevil is about 0.5% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the withy weevil live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the withy weevil as introduced in 2 countries, and flagged as invasive in 1 of them.

  1. Chinainvasive
  2. 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 withy 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 withy weevil classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCurculionidae
  6. genusCryptorhynchus
  7. SpeciesCryptorhynchus lapathi (Linnaeus, C., 1758)

Synonyms Cryptorrhynchidius lapathi, Curculio albicans, Curculio albicaudis, Curculio lapadi, Curculio lapathi, Rhynchaenus albicaudis, Rhynchaenus lapathi, Tychius lapathi

Other names and names in other languages (25)
  • Poplar-and-willow borerEnglish
  • krytonosec olšovýCzech
  • EllesnudebilleDanish
  • ErlenwürgerGerman
  • raitakärsäkäsFinnish
  • Charançon du sauleFrench
  • ヤナギシリジロゾウムシJapanese
  • 버들바구미Korean
  • Alksninis paslėptastraublisLithuanian
  • oresnutebilleNorwegian Bokmål
  • ElzensnuittorDutch
  • Krytoryjek olszowiecPolish
  • Скрытнохоботник ольховыйRussian
  • krytonos jelšovýSlovak
  • alvivelSwedish
  • Elletræets snudebilleDanish
  • Charançon des osiersFrench
  • Charançon fiente d'oiseauFrench
  • Charançon marbré du sauleFrench
  • Bonte elzensnuitkeverDutch
  • Bonte elzensnuittorDutch
  • ElzensnuitkeverDutch
  • ElzesnuitkeverDutch
  • WilgensnuitkeverDutch
  • WilgensnuittorDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the withy weevil

Other species in the same genus Cryptorhynchus.

CompareWithy weevil vs Cryptorhynchus abdominalisWithy weevil vs Cryptorhynchus aequicollisWithy weevil vs Cryptorhynchus affaberWithy weevil vs Cryptorhynchus affinis

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the withy weevil?

An adult withy weevil measures 9.21 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the withy weevil an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the withy weevil as invasive in 1 country: China. It lists it as introduced in 2 in all.

What kind of animal is the withy weevil?

The withy weevil (Cryptorhynchus lapathi) belongs to the family Curculionidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Withy weevil (Cryptorhynchus lapathi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/withy-weevil

MLA

“Withy weevil (Cryptorhynchus lapathi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/withy-weevil.

BibTeX
@misc{withy_weevil_2026,
  title = {Withy weevil (Cryptorhynchus lapathi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/withy-weevil},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}