Synonym for fat-mouth weevil; see there.
The furrowed weevil belongs to the weevil family and is found in large parts of Europe, North America and Australia. This insect, which has been known for a long time, is an important pest for many plants and also for vines. The flightless beetle is about one centimetre long, greyish-black in colour and has a spatula-shaped elongated and clearly furrowed head with long, bent antennae, which gave it its name. It hibernates in the ground as a beetle, pupa or larva. The females, which live...
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