Larinus sturnus is a species of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Lixinae.

[2][3][4] This species is widespread in central and southern Europe (Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland).

It is also represented in the Mediterranean region including North Africa (Algeria and Morocco), the Near and Middle East (Iran) and Central Asia (Turkestan).

[5] [2][3][4] These weevils occur in meadows, pastures, roadsides, edges of forests and shrubs, clearings and dry slopes.

The larvae develop in the flower heads of various composites (Asteraceae), especially in thistles (Cirsium).