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Curculio elephas
The adult female weevil bores a tiny hole in the immature nut to lay her eggs, which then hatch into legless grubs
this cute insect landed on my hand while i was enjoying my coffee.there were castanea sativa trees nearby which are their main food source here in Crete.
Spotted on Oct 1, 2014
Submitted on Oct 4, 2014
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