Bug FAQChequered weevil
Liophloeus tessulatus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Curculionidae
Also called: Weevil
The chequered weevil reaches about 10 mm long and belongs to the Curculionidae family. Adults appear from spring through late summer and can reproduce without males at lower altitudes.
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How to recognize it
Liophloeus tessulatus is a beetle in the family Curculionidae.
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Size
It grows to roughly 10 mm in length.
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What it eats
Both adults and larvae eat the same wild plants listed for its habitat.
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Life cycle
Larvae develop on the roots of host plants and take two years to become adults. At lower altitudes it can reproduce without males (parthenogenesis).
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When you see it
Adults are mainly seen from spring until late summer.
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Where it comes from
The species is widespread throughout Europe.
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Lookalikes
It has also been described under the name Liophloeus schmidti.
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Status: introduced in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
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Same family (Curculionidae)
Green Immigrant Leaf WeevilPolydrusus formosusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Black Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Nettle weevilPhyllobius pomaceusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Asian Oak WeevilCyrtepistomus castaneusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Strawberry Root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liophloeus_tessulatus
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.