Cionus scrophulariae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Figwort Weevil)

Interactions where Cionus scrophulariae is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
grazes on leaf Minor Buddleja butterfly bushes, buddlejas Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cionus scrophulariae/Cionus scrophulariaefigwort weevil Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Buddleja/Buddlejabutterfly bushes, buddlejasleafMinor
grazes on leaf UK/Ireland Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush, Butterfly-bush Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cionus scrophulariae/Cionus scrophulariaefigwort weevil Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Buddleja davidii/Buddleja davidiibutterfly bush, butterfly-bushleaf
grazes on leaf UK/Ireland Buddleja globosa Orange-ball Tree, Orange-ball-tree Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cionus scrophulariae/Cionus scrophulariaefigwort weevil Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Buddleja globosa/Buddleja globosaorange-ball tree, orange-ball-treeleaf
grazes on leaf UK/Ireland Phygelius capensis Cape Figwort Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cionus scrophulariae/Cionus scrophulariaefigwort weevil Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Phygelius capensis/Phygelius capensisCape figwortleaf
larva larva feeds on Scrophularia figworts Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cionus scrophulariae/Cionus scrophulariaefigwort weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Scrophularia/Scrophulariafigworts
pupa in cocoon pupa in cocoon may be found among seedheads Scrophularia figworts Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cionus scrophulariae/Cionus scrophulariaefigwort weevilpupa in cocoon Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Scrophularia/Scrophulariafigwortsseedheads
larva larva grazes on leaf (upper) UK/IrelandMajor Scrophularia auriculata Water Figwort, Water Betony Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cionus scrophulariae/Cionus scrophulariaefigwort weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Scrophularia auriculata/Scrophularia auriculatawater figwort, water betonyleaf (upper)Major
larva larva grazes on leaf (upper) UK/IrelandMajor Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cionus scrophulariae/Cionus scrophulariaefigwort weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Scrophularia nodosa/Scrophularia nodosacommon figwortleaf (upper)Major
larva larva grazes on leaf (upper) UK/Ireland Scrophularia scorodonia Balm-leaved Figwort Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cionus scrophulariae/Cionus scrophulariaefigwort weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Scrophularia scorodonia/Scrophularia scorodoniabalm-leaved figwortleaf (upper)
larva larva feeds on Minor Verbascum mulleins Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cionus scrophulariae/Cionus scrophulariaefigwort weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Verbascum/VerbascummulleinsMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Cionus scrophulariae (Figwort Weevil) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cionus scrophulariae (Figwort Weevil) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCionus scrophulariae (Figwort Weevil)
GenusCionus (figwort and mullein weevils)
SubfamilyCIONINAE (figwort and mullein weevils)
FamilyCURCULIONIDAE (weevils)
Division Gonatoceri (true weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cionus scrophulariae (Figwort Weevil)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Cionus scrophulariae (Figwort Weevil) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Springate, S. & Arnold, S.E.J. 2011 Over-wintering of Cionus scrophulariae (Coleopera: Curculionidae) in London Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 225-226.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cionus scrophulariae (Figwort Weevil):

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