Silver green leaf weevil

Phyllobius argentatus
Snout beetles (Curculionidae)

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Vey small bright green beetle with a long snout, red-brown legs and black eyes. The red beige antennae start at the nose and end in a knob. The green is variable.

Crawls around bushes eating leaves.

⇔ l. 4-6 mm

LA: 
≈ The PHYLLOBIUS POMACEUS is blue and a little larger. 
≈ The CHLOROPHANUS VIRIDIS is darker and with a light green line along the sides.

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2 LookAlikes (LA):

Nettle weevil

Chlorophanus viridis [L.]

Silver green leaf weevil

Groene snuitkever

Silberner Grünrüssler

Phyllobius argentatus [L.]

Phyllobius argentatus [L.]

Phyllobius argentatus [L.]

Phyllobius argentatus [L.]

Долгоносик серебристый

Phyllobius argentatus [L.]

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