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Weevil / Žižak

Sitona lineatus

Photo by injica
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Description:

Sitona sp. is easily distinguished from related genera by flat, recumbent scales on the mandibles, by the absence of an oval scar on the mandibles, by short and broad rostrum with a deep, longitudinal, median groove, and by dense scales on the body. They are phytophagous, with larvae feeding exclusively on plants of the family Fabaceae.

Reference Links:

Sitona, Flickr: The Curculionidae & Cerambycidae of the world Pool

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Comments (4)
injica
Thank you :) it was a humid day and the color is just right not too much brightness!
Ursula
this i know! i'm not that good with bugs, so can imagine :) the colors in the picture fit so much with this bug!! &good luck with the search-will check this site:)
injica
I really like them although is so hard to ID them I'm still analyzing this list :D http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enFSearch.cgi?Fam=Curculionidae
Ursula
nice spotting! i think i saw just like that today on my walk! :)

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