Lixus anguinus (Linnaeus, 1767) Main synonym = Curculio anguinus Linnaeus, 1767 |
Taxonomical Classification: Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Coleoptera / Curculionidae |
English name not known Maltese name not known |
Further Information: A very large weevil measuring 11-18mm in length and a with a narrow and elongated body, straw-brown in colour stipeded lonitudinally black. Apex of fore wings (the elytra) are pointed formingwhat appears as a notch at the terminal part. It is a Mediterranean species usually found feeding on Brassicaceae |






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