Mastodawn

Since I drew weevils for Valentine’s Day I figured I might as well draw White Day weevils too :)

#eli's-art #art #digital-art #procreate #drawing #illustration #original-art #white-day #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #insects #bugs #coleoptera #curculionidae #weevils #weevil #weevil-wednesday

Jon Sullivan Mar 8

On Friday I saw my first Buddleja weevils in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ. This is a biocontrol agent purposefully introduced into NZ to control butterfly bush, *Buddleja davidii*, which had been spreading out-of-control through much of the country.

Until recently it's been a bit too cold in Christchurch for Buddleja weevils to thrive. No longer, apparently.

The first Christchurch observation of Buddleja weevils on iNaturalist was in March last year. Mine is now the 6th observaton from the city.

The larvae are distinctive yellow jelly slugs, and the adult weevils are brown.

Keep an eye out for them on a butterfly bush near you.

As the climate warms, weeds are pushing southwards. At least it's good to know that their biocontrol agents are doing the same.

https://inaturalist.nz/observations?place_id=129542&preferred_place_id=6803&subview=map&taxon_id=1607464&verifiable=any

https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/discover-our-research/managing-invasive-species/weed-biocontrol/projects-agents/biocontrol-agents/buddleia-leaf-weevil

#weeds #WeedBiocontrol #biocontrol #nz #weevils #beetles #entomology #iNaturalist #iNaturalistNZ

Brighton Wildlife Feb 27

See below for @[email protected]'s photos + names of #Brighton #Weevils #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife #Weevil are quite easy to identify as a group: most belong in the #family Curculionidae; part of Coleoptera #order They have a very distinctive #rostrum, or snout.

Brighton Wildlife Feb 20

See below for @[email protected]'s photos + names of #Brighton #Weevils #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife Weevils are quite easy to identify as a group: most belong in the #family Curculionidae; part of Coleoptera #order They have a very distinctive #rostrum, or snout.

Brighton Wildlife Feb 16

The Armadillo Weevil (Otiorhynchus armadillo) first appeared on plant material from Europe. Not yet widespread in Britain this one was photographed by @[email protected] in #Brighton The banded appearance on the #Weevil's #elytra reminds some people of an Armadillo! #brightonwildlife

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[BITES YOU]🎨📷🔞Feb 12

I love you so much, it's unbeweevable! 💗

#eli's-art #art #digital-art #procreate #drawing #illustration #original-art #lovecore #valentine's-day #valentines-day #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #insects #bugs #coleoptera #curculionidae #weevils #weevil #weevil-wednesday

Gaël Covain Jan 15

Charançon Vert Soyeux (Polydrusus formosus) mettant fin à la séance photo : train d'atterrissage central relevé, élytres ouvertes, ailes déployées : paré au décollage !

Citadelle de Lille, mai 2023

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Polydrusus formosus ending the photo shoot : central landing gear raised, elytra opened, wings spread : ready for takeoff !

Citadelle de Lille, may 2023

#polydrususformosus #charançonvertsoyeux #polydrusus #curculionidae #weevils #snoutbeetles #trueweevils #citadelledelille #boisdeboulognelille #hautsdefrancenature #hautsdefrance #insectedefrance #insectesdefrance #insecte #insectes #nature