Phyllobius oblongus Linnaeus, 1758
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Phyllobius oblongus
Phyllobius oblongus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Phyllobius
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P. oblongus
Binomial name
Phyllobius oblongus
(Linnaeus, 1758) [1]

Phyllobius oblongus is a species of weevil native to Europe.[2][3][4] It has been found in North America since 1969. [5] Larvae feed on tree roots. [5]

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  1. ^ Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Morris, M. G., 1997 Curculionidae: Entiminae (Broad-nosed weevils) Royal Entomological Society Handbooks. Volume 5 part 17a.
  4. ^ Hoffmann, A. (1950, 1954, 1958) Coléoptères curculionides. Parties I, II, III. Paris: Éditions Faune de France. Bibliothèque virtuelle numérique pdfs Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b Pinski, R. A.; Mattson, W. J.; Raffa, K. F. (2005-02-01). "Host Breadth and Ovipositional Behavior of Adult Polydrusus sericeus and Phyllobius oblongus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Nonindigenous Inhabitants of Northern Hardwood Forests" (PDF). Environmental Entomology. 34 (1). Oxford University Press (OUP): 148–157. doi:10.1603/0046-225x-34.1.148. ISSN 0046-225X. Retrieved 2025-05-19.