Nut weevil

Curculio nucum
Snout beetles (Curculionidae)

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Oval-round yellow-brown marked beetle with a very long downwards curved snout. The antennae are hooked and located halfway down the snout. They have strong legs.

Feeds on leaves and young fruit. To lay eggs it makes a small hole in a young hazelnut or acorn to deposit the egg. Although the nuts continue to grow and close up the hole, they drop early.

⇔ l. 5-7 mm

The larvae feed on the nut after which it makes a hole and hides below the surface, it can stay hidden up to 3 years until it hatches.

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