Larinus turbinatus is a species of true weevil in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae.

[2][3][4] The genus name Larínus (from ancient Greek λαρίνος, fat ) refers to the rounded body shape.

This species is native to western Palaearctic and it is present in southern and central Europe (Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and Yugoslavia),[5] Caucasus, western Russia, Asia Minor, Central Asia, Siberia and North Africa.

[6][7] These warmth-loving weevils manly occur on open, warm slopes, in grassland, wet meadows and pastures, where thistles are also present.

The females of Larinus turbinatus lay five to six eggs per day, each on one flower bud.