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Cabbage Stem Weevil

Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus

The Cabbage Stem Weevil is a small bug that loves to munch on cabbage and other plants. It has a long snout and tiny legs, making it look quite unique!

Lebensraum: Gardens

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The Cabbage Stem Weevil is a small, oval-shaped beetle, typically dull black or dark grey, often appearing dusty due to fine scales. It has a characteristic long, slender snout (rostrum) that extends forward from its head, making it distinctly a weevil.

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Cabbage Stem Weevil
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Cabbage Stem Weevil

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It can play dead when scared, freezing perfectly still to trick predators!

Its babies live completely hidden inside plant stems, safe from most dangers!

They are not picky, munching on cabbage, broccoli, and even mustard plants!

Weevils use their long snouts like a tiny drill to make perfect holes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Egg Layer

Cabbage Stem Weevil can lay its eggs inside plant stems, providing a safe, hidden nursery for its young to develop.

Fähigkeit

Plant Puncher Snout

Cabbage Stem Weevil has a long, slender snout that helps them bore into plant tissues to feed and lay eggs.

Fähigkeit

Chemical Compass

Cabbage Stem Weevil can detect specific chemical signals from brassica plants, helping them find their preferred food sources.

Maße und Details

Größe
2.5-3.5 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny beetles munch on the stems and leaves of cabbage, broccoli, and other leafy greens.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed exclusively inside plant stems; adults feed externally on leaves and stems.

Hauptnahrung

  • Brassica oleracea var. capitata
  • Brassica oleracea var. italica
  • Brassica napus
  • Raphanus sativus
  • Sinapis alba

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Primary host plant for feeding and reproduction.

depends on

Oilseed Rape

Brassica napus

Important host plant in agricultural settings.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Common bird that preys on small insects.

eaten by

European Ground Beetle

Pterostichus melanarius

Ground beetles are generalist predators of soil-dwelling insects.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to look at bugs like this from a distance and not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Cabbage Stem Weevil?

2.5-3.5 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Cabbage Stem Weevil?

30-90 Tage

Was frisst Cabbage Stem Weevil?

These tiny beetles munch on the stems and leaves of cabbage, broccoli, and other leafy greens.

Wo findet man Cabbage Stem Weevil normalerweise?

Gardens

Wie jagt Cabbage Stem Weevil?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Cabbage Stem Weevil?

6

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