Ixapion variegatum

Ixapion variegatum

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Brentidae

Ixapion variegatum, the kiss me slow weevil, is a weevil in the family Brentidae, which occurs at low densities throughout its west European range. It is the only species in the genus Ixapion. Its larval stages feed on mistletoe, from which its English vernacular name is derived.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 2United Kingdom · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Cosimo Costanzia di Costigliole, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionIxapion, Wikipedia contributors

Ixapion variegatum

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