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weevil beetle
Cionus hortulanus
41.1208, 1.23558
Field Notes
Description:
Two tiny weevil beetles copulating, about 3 mm large, grey-brown color. Short, oblong and convex body, a conical thorax and a long thin rostrum.
Habitat:
Spotted near Francoli river, Tarragona, catalonia.
This species is present in most of Europe, in NW Africa, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, Iran, Siberia, Central Asia and India. These beetles mainly inhabit meadows and hedge rows.
Notes:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Curculioninae
Genus: Cionus
Species: C. hortulanus
Reference Links:
Cionus hortulanus - Wikipedia
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PublishedMay 23, 2020
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