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Large Pine Weevil

Hylobius abietis

Photo by LarsKorb
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Description:

Saved him from drowning and being attacked by a Backswimmer (which was about to) after it somehow fell in the pond...

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
LarsKorb
Finally IDd... @Meik: Was easier than I thought...it's the common Großer Brauner Rüsselkäfer ;)
Meik Meißner
Hey Lars, really hard to say, both could match. Do you remember on which plant it was sitting before it went swimming? Sometimes this could give a hint. However, my guess would also be Liophloeus tessulatus.
LarsKorb
Thx Mutter - I tend between Polydrusus pilosus and Liophloeus tessulatus. (www.kerbtier.de) What do you think?
Meik Meißner
Hey Lars, this one belongs to the family Curculionidae (Rüsselkäfer), though I can't say which genus.
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PublishedMay 26, 2011

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