It's #WeevilWednesday

I take so many pictures of these hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) in the park that on occasion a few people have asked what I'm looking at and I have attempted to share the splendour and charm of the weevils because, well, just look at them!!

#insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionidae #macro

@nev #WoodlouseWednesday ? Who comes up with these hashtags? OK, well I have one

#macro #photography #insect #pillbug

@ahdchild I think I probably came up with it, at least on here…  

I love the tiny colourful details you can see on its…shell?

@nev 😂 I saw your schedule after I posted this

I think its a shell, but then its weird that the eyes are on the shell. 🤔

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I despise these creatures ,My yard is overrun with them.
@GatekeepKen they are harmless!
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Yeah, but they destroy many plants..
@nev I call them potato bugs.
@nev They have snoots!
@alexhaist that's what I try to tell everyone!!!!
@nev love the little things.

@nev I will add to your #WeevilWednesday (even though it's Thursday here) with this Enteles vigorsii.

#insect #macro

@david thank you for this magnificent contribution!
@david @nev I can't say who he is for sure, but has got snoot. Turned up in the garage on my pepper starts one April.
Subfamily Lixinae

Lixinae is a subfamily of true weevils, included in the Molytinae in many older treatments. They are mainly root feeders, although some develop in flower buds or stems. Several species are used in biological control of invasive weeds, namely knapweeds (Centaurea). (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lixinae, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Ferran Turmo Gort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA))

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@nev @david Powdery! Looks like I forgot to confirm the alt text again.