Curculio venosus

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    Description

    A fairly large brown weevil, with females measuring around 7mm. It is quite similar to some other members of this genus and care should be taken with identification. Raised ridge of "roof-like scales" forming an obvious raised ridge at the elytral apex, scutellum longer than broad.

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    On the branches and acorns of oak.

    When to see it

    Spring to autumn.

    UK Status

    Widespread and fairly frequent in England and Wales.

    VC55 Status

    Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 33 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.

    • HAPeacock
      Martinshaw Wood
      31 May 2013
    • HAPeacock
      Martinshaw Wood
      31 May 2013
    • David Nicholls
      Ratby Burroughs
      04 October 2012
    • Adrian Russell
      Park Wood, Stockerston
      22 June 2014

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    MAP KEY:

    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map

    • Adrian Russell
      Park Wood, Stockerston
      22 June 2014
    • David Nicholls
      Ratby Burroughs
      04 October 2012
    • HAPeacock
      Martinshaw Wood
      31 May 2013