Common Leaf Weevil

Common Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius pyri

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

17 Verified sightings at Cairngorms 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 Cairngorms National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Leaf Weevil sighting in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 114th most-seen of the 300 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

April and May

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Leaf Weevil in Cairngorms National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July 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 Cairngorms National Park the best place to see a Common Leaf Weevil?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Common Leaf Weevil sightings, Cairngorms National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Snowdonia National Park (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 10%).

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 Cairngorms National Park (17 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.

← Back to Cairngorms National Park