Hylobius abietis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Pine Weevil)

Interactions where Hylobius abietis 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
imago imago feeds on leaf MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevilimago Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsleaf
imago imago feeds on bark of tree (young) MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants The Assessment of Site Characteristics as Part of a Management Strategy to Reduce Damage by Hylobius, Heritage, S & Moore, R., 2001
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevilimago Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsbarktree (young)
imago imago feeds on leaf Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae The Assessment of Site Characteristics as Part of a Management Strategy to Reduce Damage by Hylobius, Heritage, S & Moore, R., 2001
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevilimago Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesleaf
imago imago feeds on leaf ONAGRACEAE willowherbs and evening primroses Myrtales The Assessment of Site Characteristics as Part of a Management Strategy to Reduce Damage by Hylobius, Heritage, S & Moore, R., 2001
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevilimago Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Onagraceaewillowherbs and evening primrosesleaf
imago imago feeds on leaf Rubus fruticosus agg. brambles, blackberries Rosales: Rosaceae The Assessment of Site Characteristics as Part of a Management Strategy to Reduce Damage by Hylobius, Heritage, S & Moore, R., 2001
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevilimago Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus fruticosus agg./Rubus fruticosus agg.brambles, blackberriesleaf
imago imago feeds on needle PINOPSIDA conifers True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevilimago Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersneedle
imago imago feeds on bark of tree (young) PINOPSIDA conifers The Assessment of Site Characteristics as Part of a Management Strategy to Reduce Damage by Hylobius, Heritage, S & Moore, R., 2001
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevilimago Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersbarktree (young)
larva larva feeds within dead stump UK/Ireland PINOPSIDAQuestionable conifers The Assessment of Site Characteristics as Part of a Management Strategy to Reduce Damage by Hylobius, Heritage, S & Moore, R., 2001
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifers?deadstump
larva larva feeds within dead stump Picea spruces Pinales: Pinaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea/Piceasprucesdeadstump
larva larva feeds within dead stump UK/Ireland Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesdeadstump
larva larva feeds within dead stump UK/IrelandMajor Pinus contorta Lodgepole Pine, Beach Pine, Shore Pine Pinales: Pinaceae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus contorta/Pinus contortalodgepole pine, beach pine, shore pinedeadstumpMajor
larva larva feeds within dead stump UK/IrelandMajor Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pinedeadstumpMajor

Interactions where Hylobius abietis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
larva may attract larva Xylota segnis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Xylota segnis/Xylota segnisa hoverflylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevillarva larva is associated with larva
frass is food source of Ceratocystis pluriannulata an ascomycete Microascales: Ceratocystidaceae A fungal metabolite masks the host plant odor for the Pine Weevil (Hylobius abietis), Azeem, M., Rajarao, G.K., Terenius, O., Norlander, G., Nordenhem, H., Nagahama, K, Norin, E. & Borg-Karlson, A.K., 2015
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Ceratocystidaceae/Ceratocystis pluriannulata/Ceratocystis pluriannulataan ascomycete Fungus / feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevilfrass feeds on frass
frass is food source of Foreign Debaryomyces hansenii a yeast Saccharomycetales: Saccharomycetaceae A fungal metabolite masks the host plant odor for the Pine Weevil (Hylobius abietis), Azeem, M., Rajarao, G.K., Terenius, O., Norlander, G., Nordenhem, H., Nagahama, K, Norin, E. & Borg-Karlson, A.K., 2015
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Saccharomycetes/Saccharomycetales/Saccharomycetaceae/Debaryomyces hansenii/Debaryomyces hanseniia yeast Fungus / feederForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevilfrass feeds on frass
host detection is inhibited by methyl salicylate vapour Foreign Debaryomyces hansenii a yeast Saccharomycetales: Saccharomycetaceae A fungal metabolite masks the host plant odor for the Pine Weevil (Hylobius abietis), Azeem, M., Rajarao, G.K., Terenius, O., Norlander, G., Nordenhem, H., Nagahama, K, Norin, E. & Borg-Karlson, A.K., 2015
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Saccharomycetes/Saccharomycetales/Saccharomycetaceae/Debaryomyces hansenii/Debaryomyces hanseniia yeastmethyl salicylate vapour Inhibits or restricts the growth ofForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevilhost detection methyl salicylate vapour inhibits host detection
tunnel (sap-filled) sap-filled tunnel of larva may attract larva Xylota coeruleiventris a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Xylota coeruleiventris/Xylota coeruleiventrisa hoverflylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hylobius abietis/Hylobius abietispine weevilsap-filledtunnellarva larva is associated with sap-filled tunnel of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Azeem, M., Rajarao, G.K., Terenius, O., Norlander, G., Nordenhem, H., Nagahama, K, Norin, E. & Borg-Karlson, A.K., 2015A fungal metabolite masks the host plant odor for the Pine Weevil (Hylobius abietis)FungEcol Vol 13: 103-111.
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Heritage, S & Moore, R., 2001The Assessment of Site Characteristics as Part of a Management Strategy to Reduce Damage by HylobiusForestry Commission Information Notes, 38, 6pp, Forestry Commission
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
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Hylobius abietis (Pine Weevil) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hylobius abietis (Pine Weevil) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHylobius abietis (Pine Weevil)
GenusHylobius (a genus of beetles)
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 Hylobius abietis (Pine Weevil)

Hylobius abietis (Pine Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Heritage, S & Moore, R. 2001 The Assessment of Site Characteristics as Part of a Management Strategy to Reduce Damage by Hylobius Forestry Commission Information Notes, 38, 6pp, Forestry Commission
Wainhouse, D. & Brough, S. 2007 Resistance of Young Conifers to Feeding Damage by Pine Weevil Forestry Commission Information Notes, 87, 4pp, Forestry Commission

Ecology

Azeem, M., Rajarao, G.K., Terenius, O., Norlander, G., Nordenhem, H., Nagahama, K, Norin, E. & Borg-Karlson, A.K. 2015 A fungal metabolite masks the host plant odor for the Pine Weevil (Hylobius abietis) FungEcol Vol 13: 103-111.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Hylobius abietis (Pine Weevil):

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