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Figwort Weevil - Cionus scrophulariae

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Figwort Weevil Figwort Weevil - Cionus scrophulariae dylan Laundry Lane 29 Dec 2020, 5:06 p.m. 9 Jun 2018, 1:45 p.m.
Figwort Weevil Figwort Weevil - Cionus scrophulariae dylan Laundry Lane 29 Dec 2020, 5:06 p.m. 9 Jun 2018, 1:45 p.m.
Figwort Weevil Figwort Weevil - Cionus scrophulariae dylan Golden Hill Allotments 29 Dec 2020, 5:26 p.m. 16 Jun 2020, 8:25 p.m.
Figwort Weevil Figwort Weevil - Cionus scrophulariae dylan Golden Hill Allotments 29 Dec 2020, 5:26 p.m. 16 Jun 2020, 8:25 p.m.
Figwort Weevil Figwort Weevil - Cionus scrophulariae dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 20 May 2021, 9:41 p.m. 19 May 2021, 3:43 p.m.
Figwort Weevil Figwort Weevil - Cionus scrophulariae dylan Laundry Lane 15 Jun 2021, 2:36 p.m. 15 Jun 2021, 1:32 p.m.

Species Description

Fairly frequent and widespread throughout the UK though more so in the South. Habitat includes: anywhere near the food plant Figwort and Mullein e.g. meadows, roadside verges, gardens, parks, cemeteries, allotments, scrub, wasteland, woodland, watersides, marshland, coast land etc. Larvae are covered in a shiny, sticky glue like substance and look like slugs.