Common Leaf Weevil

Common Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius pyri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bavarian Forest National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

12 Verified sightings at Bavarian Forest National Park From 2019 to 2026
53 In all 5 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius pyri, the common leaf weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae subfamily Entiminae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
2 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
4 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kharkiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
2 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~10%
3 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
4 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Novosibirsk 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
6 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
~10%
7 Bucharest 🇷🇴 Romania
~10%
8 Cologne 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
9 Lyon 🇫🇷 France
~10%
10 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Leaf Weevil in Bavarian Forest National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Leaf Weevil sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 471st most-seen of the 1115 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Leaf Weevil in Bavarian Forest National Park?

April and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Leaf Weevil in Bavarian Forest National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Common Leaf Weevil?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Leaf Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bavarian Forest National Park the best place to see a Common Leaf Weevil?

Among the best

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Common Leaf Weevil sightings, Bavarian Forest National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Common Leaf Weevil live in Bavarian Forest National Park?

Same genus: Phyllobius

The closest relatives of the Common Leaf Weevil that you can see in Bavarian Forest National Park (genus Phyllobius) are Nettle Weevil (about 10%), Phyllobius arborator (about 10%) and Phyllobius viridicollis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Leaf Weevil sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Leaf Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Bavarian Forest National Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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