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Lissnuitkever (Mononychus punctum-album) I think these beetles have a kind of &#039;cool&#039; look on them.<br /> There where a few of them and they where all running and mating on a yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus)<br /> <br /> The beetle itself only has a dutch wiki page. Geotagged,Iris weevil,Lissnuitkever,Macro,Mononychus,Mononychus punctum-album,Mononychus punctumalbum,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Lissnuitkever (Mononychus punctum-album)

I think these beetles have a kind of 'cool' look on them.
There where a few of them and they where all running and mating on a yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus)

The beetle itself only has a dutch wiki page.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Excellent find, Joost! I still have to find my first snout beetle in the wild :) Posted 13 years ago

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The Iris weevil

The Iris weevil (Mononychus punctumalbum, sometimes written as Mononychus punctum-album) is a small Weevil of the subfamily Ceutorhynchinae, having a development cycle on various species of Iris.

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Similar species: Beetles
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Jun 1, 2012. Captured May 19, 2012 12:49 in Kempen Route, 5654 Gestel, The Netherlands.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/11.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO400
  • 90mm

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