Nut Leaf Weevil

Strophosoma melanogrammum

The Nut Leaf Weevil is a small bug that loves to munch on leaves of nut trees. With its long snout and shiny body, it can be a fun little creature to spot in nature!

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Nut Leaf Weevil is a small, flightless beetle, typically 3-5mm long, with a robust, oval body. It has a greyish-brown colouration, often mottled with darker flecks and covered in fine, textured scales, making it blend seamlessly with tree bark.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungColeopteraFamilieCurculionidaeGattungStrophosoma

Nut Leaf Weevil

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Some Nut Leaf Weevils are all female and lay eggs that hatch into more female weevils – no dad needed!

The Nut Leaf Weevil has special tiny scales that help it stick firmly to rough leaves and bark!

These weevils are fantastic actors, often playing dead for ages to avoid becoming a bird's snack!

They wear their skeleton on the outside, a tough armor that protects their squishy insides!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Nut Leaf Weevil has a super tough outer shell that helps them stay safe from predators and survive accidental bumps and falls.

Nut Leaf Weevil has strong jaws perfect for chewing through tough leaves that helps them get all the nutrients they need.

Nut Leaf Weevil can play dead very convincingly that helps them fool birds and other predators into leaving them alone.

Nut Leaf Weevil can sometimes have babies all by themselves without a male that helps them quickly grow their population.

Maße und Details

Größe: 3-5 mm
Lebenserwartung: 200-365 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny beetles munch on leaves from a variety of trees and plants.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on roots underground, while adults climb trees to munch on leaves.

Hauptnahrung

Oak leaves
Birch leaves
Hazel leaves
Willow leaves
Apple leaves

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Oak

Quercus robur

Adults feed on its leaves.

eats

Silver Birch

Betula pendula

Adults feed on its leaves.

eats

Common Hazel

Corylus avellana

Adults feed on its leaves.

eaten by

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

A common bird predator.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Another common bird predator.

Merkmale

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