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Cabbage Stem Weevil - Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus

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Cabbage Stem Weevil Cabbage Stem Weevil - Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus dylan Laundry Lane 7 May 2023, 7:52 p.m. 7 May 2023, 7:12 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and locally common in the Southern half of the UK, becoming scarcer in the North. Habitat includes: Wherever Brassica's are present e.g. gardens, parks, allotments, fields, roadside verges etc. Life story: larvae develop in the stems of Brassicas.

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