Common Leaf Weevil

Common Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius pyri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Leeds

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

6 Verified sightings at Leeds
53 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
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 Leeds?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Leaf Weevil sighting in Leeds on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 230th most-seen of the 284 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Leaf Weevil in Leeds?

April and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Leaf Weevil in Leeds 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 Leeds the best place to see a Common Leaf Weevil?

17th of 24

Of the 24 cities where we can rate Common Leaf Weevil sightings, Leeds ranks 17th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kharkiv (Ukraine, about 10%), Kyiv (Ukraine, about 10%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, 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 Leeds (6 verified sightings), 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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