Acorn weevil, Heesch, Netherlands

A little bycatch from last week's moth session.

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Pudding4brains

Lion

Hi Ferdy, always iffy to ID from photo, but this one to me really looks more like Curculio betulae ... can you determine the length from the dot pattern in the background? Posted 4 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  hi Arp, just made a photo next to a ruler and it looks like roughly every 2.5-3 dots = 1mm. Does that help? Posted 4 years ago

The Acorn weevil

''Curculio glandium'' is a species of carpophagus weevil, known as the acorn weevil. It is native to eastern North America. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing. Male/Female differentiation can be determined using the rostrum as female's are longer. The larvae are short, and cylindrical in shape, and move by means of ridges on the underside of the body. Adults can reach a length of 4 to 8 mm.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Ferdy Christant