The native #Weevil Mecinus pyraster seen in #Brighton They are widespread across Southern England, Central England and Wales. ID and photograph by @pkster101.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife

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Weevil! This would need microscopy follow up but is likely Ceratapion onopordi. Southern England

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A British native Weevil Lixus scabricollis seen in #Brighton This #Weevil has an extremely restricted coastal distribution in Southern England! A few have been found near Cardiff, Wales. #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife

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Es ist mal wieder Zeit für ein Rüsselkäfer-Foto (Archivbild) :-)

#artenvielfalt #beetles #beetle #Coleoptera #Käfer #nature #natur #insekten #insects #Curculionidae #Rüsselkäfer #weevil

See below for @pkster101.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy'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.