Sri Lanka Weevil

Myllocerus undecimpustulatus

The Sri Lanka Weevil is a small, colorful bug found in Sri Lanka. It has a long snout and loves to munch on plants, making it an important part of nature.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Sri Lanka Weevil is a small beetle, usually 3-7mm long, with a distinct short, broad snout. It often has a striking metallic greenish-grey or brownish sheen, sometimes with faint darker spots on its wing covers, making it visually distinct from duller weevil species.

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Sri Lanka Weevil

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Despite its small size, swarms of these weevils can cause big damage to crops!

If threatened, this tiny weevil can play dead, dropping to the ground and staying perfectly still!

Scientists named this weevil 'undecimpustulatus' because it sometimes has eleven spots!

The Sri Lanka Weevil's 'snout' is actually its mouthparts, used for precision munching!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Sri Lanka Weevil has specialized chewing mouthparts at the end of its rostrum that help them devour plant leaves and shoots.

This weevil is covered in iridescent scales that help it blend perfectly with the foliage of its host plants, hiding from predators.

Sri Lanka Weevil has a tough exoskeleton that provides excellent protection from bumps and many hungry predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 8-15 mm
Größe: 3-7 mm
Lebenserwartung: 60-150 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 2 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This little insect loves to munch on the leaves and young shoots of many plants.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on plant roots underground, while adults prefer munching on leaves and young shoots above ground.

Hauptnahrung

mango leaves
tea leaves
citrus leaves
avocado leaves
guava leaves
cotton leaves

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Mango tree

Mangifera indica

Feeds on leaves

eats

Tea plant

Camellia sinensis

Consumes foliage

eaten by

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Crows eat insects

eaten by

Weaver Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

Ants prey on weevils

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.