Saturday
03Oct2009
A Leaf Weevil
Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 7:46AM A weevil, probably either Phyllobius sp. or Polydrusus sp. (Family Curculionidae, order Coleoptera) on an oak leaf. These two genera are rather difficult to distinguish, as shown by these pictures, and by this post a Yahoo! Answers. In particular, the advice about hooks on the upper part of the legs, given on this page at the Garden Safari seems to be unreliable.
Also, I do not think that it can be Pachyrinus lethierryi (in spite of this photo at Wikipedia) because the latter should have a broad snout and be associated with juniper bushes and cypress trees (the Wikipedia photo may have been misidentified).
Photo taken in Reading university grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-09-05.

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