neville parkAug 2, 2023

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

Show threadDavid de GrootAug 2, 2023

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

#insect #macro

Show threadQuietNoise
@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.
Aug 2, 2023 at 9:16pmWeb
Show threadneville parkAug 2, 2023
@mpk23 @david Surely one of the Lixinae https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/272543-Lixinae
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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Show threadQuietNoiseAug 3, 2023
@nev @david Powdery! Looks like I forgot to confirm the alt text again.