Latin Etymology: Liophloeus (?) tessulatus ("mosaic")
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Chequered Weevil (Liophloeus tessulatus) at Geddington, Northants, UK - June 2016 |
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ? / Length: 10mm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Not Yet Evaluated
A small European weevil species that feeds in species such as Ivy, Cow Parsel, Hogweed, Creeping Thistle and Colt's-Foot. At lower altutudes it possesses the unusual ability to reproduce parthenogenically.
Related Species:
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Liophloeus
SUBSPECIES: ?
- Sighting Locations -
Seen in Geddington
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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