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Hylobius abietis
Saved him from drowning and being attacked by a Backswimmer (which was about to) after it somehow fell in the pond...
Spotted on May 26, 2011
Submitted on May 26, 2011
4 Comments
Finally IDd...
@Meik: Was easier than I thought...it's the common Großer Brauner Rüsselkäfer ;)
Hey Lars, really hard to say, both could match. Do you remember on which plant it was sitting before it went swimming? Sometimes this could give a hint. However, my guess would also be Liophloeus tessulatus.
Thx Mutter - I tend between Polydrusus pilosus and Liophloeus tessulatus.
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What do you think?
Hey Lars, this one belongs to the family Curculionidae (Rüsselkäfer), though I can't say which genus.