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[Terry&JudyWood @jwood_t]

This rather bizarre looking larvae (c.3-4 mm long) will (hopefully) develop into one of the delightful Figwort weevils (Cionus sp.). Apparently they are covered in shiny goo which is distasteful to predators and parasites. On Common Figwort in our garden.

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@NTKinver @WombourneNature @MarkGurn Yes, that’s right.

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@markweb29890220 @DudleyNature @EcoRecording @ColSocBI Well done. This species is on the move, so worth checking any irises for it further north.

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@MikeHetheringt1 @DorsetWildlife @bugmanjones @Seb_Elwood @Buzz_dont_tweet Yes, that looks like pomaceus.

[WeevilRS @WeevilRS]

@ginobrignoli Yes, that looks like glandium. The adults often wander or get displaced from oaks.

[Buglife @Buzz_dont_tweet]

A team of entomologists & naturalists from #NorthernIreland & #Germany have described a new species of #beetle, previously unknown to science.

The “Fence-climber Twiglet Weevil” was discovered by Buglife Conservation Officer @josh_ecology

Read more👇
https://t.co/S6yJZtfLfW

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@ginobrignoli Yes, pattern and short rostrum are right for it.

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@arcanelove Always a nice thing to find.

[Josh @JJonesy5690]

First British example of the weevil - gasterocercus depressirostris trapped in my VC15 moth trap on 27/9. A rare species in its central and Southern European range. Well worth potting anything unusual, not just moths!

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@TimothyJonas @ColSocBI Yes, that’s right. Yellow scales on sides of pronotum, with broad black gap between them.

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@ginobrignoli You sure are, Gino.

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There is a new weevil species in Northern Ireland, but we do not know what it is. Does anyone recognise it?

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@Theponker @ColSocBI What a festive treat. Better than trash tv and fights over board games.

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@ginobrignoli The pronotum appears granulated rather than pitted, which would rule out indefinitus. Shape looks like raucus, but that should have scales. Odd.

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@ginobrignoli You sure are, Gino.

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@clairemacccc It looks like a Sitona. Several species, difficult to tell apart without a close look.

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@BritishBugs @persmiseth It is a pretty thing, one of our favourites. Known from across the Central Belt, but not common, so a good find.

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@TimothyJonas Nice photo. You think right.

[Ashley Cox @naturecatcher58]

@WeevilRS anyone know of any info on parasitoids of Apoderus coryli ? I found a leaf roll with larva accompanied by what appeared to be larva of Braconid/ichneumon or something, I didn't collect it tho i have a history of failure rearing these things. Rolled it back up & left it