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Cionus hortulanus
Two tiny weevil beetles copulating, about 3 mm large, grey-brown color. Short, oblong and convex body, a conical thorax and a long thin rostrum.
Spotted near Francoli river, Tarragona, catalonia. This species is present in most of Europe, in NW Africa, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, Iran, Siberia, Central Asia and India. These beetles mainly inhabit meadows and hedge rows.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Curculionidae Subfamily: Curculioninae Genus: Cionus Species: C. hortulanus
Spotted on May 23, 2020
Submitted on May 23, 2020
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