Curculio glandium (Acron Weevil)

Beautiful little specimen

comments (13)

Patomarazul

Lion

Beautiful! Posted 3 years ago
1. Darryl Lane
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  He/She is indeed! Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Pudding4brains
    
    Lion
    
    she :o) Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Darryl Lane
      
      Grizzly Bear
      
      I couldn't find a decent comparison of male and female rostrum. This ones body size was particularly small which made my initial thoughts lean more towards a male however, as I couldn't be sure I forwent the sex of the specimen in the description. It sounds like you could spot the sex outright, could you elaborate on your decision please? Posted 3 years ago
    2. 1. Pudding4brains
        
        Lion
        
        Hi Darryl, sorry - I must have missed the notification of your reaction here. The rostrum is too long (compared to body size) for a male. The length of the rostrum and overall body size will both increase more or less in par, so the beetle being small doesn't make much of a difference. I'll see if I can cook up a comparison of male and female ... Posted 3 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

A most excellent shot, Darryl! Posted 3 years ago
1. Darryl Lane
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  Thanks Ferdy! I was happy as soon as I got it. Sometimes the viewfinder can be deceptive with lighting and contrasts but I could tell the focus was spot on, as it brought out the lovely texturing of the specimen nicely. Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I know what you mean. Even though it can be less than a mm in difference between a good and bad shot, I know when I push the shutter whether it was a hit or miss without looking at the image. But that's 1:1, surely 5:1 is quite a different situation, to say the least. Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Darryl Lane
      
      Grizzly Bear
      
      You still get that..press 'o sh*t I moved' moments, but your movements become a lot smaller unless your trying to shoot at odd angles and with odd footing (this is common for me lol) Posted 3 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Wow! Great shot! Posted 3 years ago
1. Darryl Lane
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  Thank you Christine :) ^_^ Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    You're welcome :) Posted 3 years ago

Flavio

Lion

Awesome shot with such detail and sharpness, well done Darryl ;-) Posted one year 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 Darryl Lane

By Darryl Lane

Uploaded May 27, 2019. Captured in 55 Bournewood, Hamstreet, Ashford TN26 2HL, UK.

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