Gorse Weevil - Exapion ulicis

Length 2 to 3 mm. The adult weevil is covered in light grey scales which can appear in lines down the elytra. The female has a rostrum half as long as its body whereas the male's rostrum is only about as long as the pronotum, and shorter than the antennae. The front legs have a yellow base colour but this can be obscured by the scales.
 

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Around Gorse.

The adult feeds on Gorse by digging into the soft tissue of the stem and spines with its snout, creating characteristic round holes as evidence. The larva does more damage, however. It emerges from its egg inside the gorse seed pod and feeds on the seeds for six to eight weeks. The larva then pupates for about two months.

Fairly frequent and widespread in England and Wales.

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 30 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.