Nettle Weevil

Nettle Weevil

Phyllobius pomaceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at London

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

22 Verified sightings at London
43 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Nettle Weevil

Phyllobius pomaceus (subgenus Metaphyllobius) is a species of short-nosed weevil commonly known as the nettle weevil. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kyiv 🇺🇦 Ukraine
~20%
2 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
4 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
~10%
5 Nizhny Novgorod 🇷🇺 Russia
~10%
6 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%
7 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
8 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
9 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
~10%
10 Brussels 🇧🇪 Belgium
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Nettle Weevil in London?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nettle Weevil sighting in London on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 738th most-seen of the 1504 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Nettle Weevil in London?

May and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nettle Weevil in London on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Nettle Weevil?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nettle 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 London the best place to see a Nettle Weevil?

21st of 24

Of the 24 cities where we can rate Nettle Weevil sightings, London ranks 21st at under 5%. The best odds are in Kyiv (Ukraine, about 20%), Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Rotterdam [The Hague] (Netherlands, about 10%).

Where does the Nettle Weevil sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Nettle Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in London (22 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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