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Aug052010

Weevil

DateThu 2010-08-05

A weevil, probably Phyllobius pyri (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) based, in particular, on the similarity of the pattern of worn coppery scales to that shown in images here and here.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-15.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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