Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Weevil ID Help

Posted by Tony Towner on 02-10-2008 23:21
#1
I found this Weevil in my garden moth trap on 31/08/08.

Tilehurst - Reading - Berks - England.

Can anyone help with the ID please?

Posted by Juergen Peters on 03-10-2008 01:13
#2
Hello, Tony!

This is genus Curculio, possibly a female of the frequent C. glandium (breeding on oaks). But I am no expert, and even an expert would most likely need a more detailed photo (especially of the scutellum).

Posted by mwkozlowski on 03-10-2008 11:04
#3
a male of this one!

Posted by Tony Towner on 05-10-2008 14:44
#4
Many thanks for your help.

I have another photograph that might make things clearer!

Regards,
Tony.

Posted by kitenet on 08-10-2008 13:38
#5
Hi Tony,

I'd agree with Curculio glandium, which is the one I most frequently see in light-traps. C. venosus also turns up in light-traps but has a longer scutellum.

Martin