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Weevil; Gorgojo

Attactagenus sp.

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

Weevil, i.e. a beetle of the family Curculionidae, in which the head is extended into an elongated snout, the rostrum. The basic colour in this species is black, but with the beetle extensively coated with metallic, typically green to blue-green (sometimes also golden or coppery) scales. With age, more of the black ground colour is revealed as the scales are rubbed off.

Habitat:

Spotted on Broom, at the mountains above 1500 m. high. Puerto de la Fuenfria. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D500. Exposure Time: 1/200 sec.; f/11; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. No Flash fired. DSC_1931, 1936, 1939

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