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Weevil
Attactagenus sp.
40.3074, -5.1909
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. Parque Natural de Sierra de Gredos
Notes:
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 30, 2014
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