Figwort Weevil    New
Taken at Ardmore Point on 4th June 2023 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.  Fact File


Figwort Weevil.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Cionus scrophulariae.
Coleptera.
Curculionidae.
Larval Food:

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Flies/Found:
Feature:
 		Eggs are laid among the flower buds and larvae consume the developing seed pods, flowers,  buds and foliage.
Plants, mainly Figworts
3 - 5 mm.
Roadsides, woodlands parks.
April - Late Autumn.