Identification Please:
Can anyone help identify these powder blue beetles ?? They are about 3-4mm long and were found in their hundreds on Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) with odd ones on various grasses. Willaston Meadow.
Mike G.
Identification Please
Re: Identification Please
Mike,
They are the weevil Phyllobius roboretanus also known as the Small Nettle weevil - a bit of a misnomer really as they can be found on a variety of plants. They are often in large numbers and common throughout England - Scotland has few records, and Ireland none. There are a few similar, but larger, species of weevil that are also green and found on nettles.
Don
They are the weevil Phyllobius roboretanus also known as the Small Nettle weevil - a bit of a misnomer really as they can be found on a variety of plants. They are often in large numbers and common throughout England - Scotland has few records, and Ireland none. There are a few similar, but larger, species of weevil that are also green and found on nettles.
Don
Re: Identification Please
Thanks Don,
I couldn't find them in my Collins beetle book. Much appreciated.
Mike
I couldn't find them in my Collins beetle book. Much appreciated.
Mike