Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 713: acorn weevil No. 713 |

acorn weevil
acorn weevil (Curculio glandium) – species of family “True Weevils“

Curculio glandium is a species of European carpophagus weevil in the genus Curculio, the acorn and nut weevils. It eats by a rostrum, an elongated snout, that is used for piercing.

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Arthropods Insects Beetles True Weevils acorn weevil Black Vine Weevil Cabbage seed Weevil Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus typhae garden figwort weevil Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil Nut Weevil Otiorhynchus carinatopunctatus Otiorhynchus pinastri Rhamphus Small Nettle Weevil

This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „The festival of lights“ I, Max the moth, tell you about my night-time adventures and the fascinating but dangerous attraction of light.

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The festival of lights

„acorn weevil“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily