Lixus angustatus

Lixus angustatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Lixus
Species: L. angustatus
Binomial name
Lixus angustatus
(Fabricius, 1775)

Lixus angustatus is a species of weevil found in Europe (including the Iberian Peninsula) and the Mediterranean Basin.[1][2] The general size of the weevil is about 5.5 mm. The coloration of the weevil is brown and green.[3]

Hastings Country Park produced the last British records of this species and it is now considered to no longer breed in Britain.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Lixus angustatus June 2009
  2. ↑ Illustrated Up-to-date Catalogue of the Curculionoidea-Fauna of Cyprus
  3. ↑ http://pioneerunion.ca.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=4512&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-80083
  4. ↑ Biodiversity of Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve


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