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Curculio nucum (hazelnut weevil)

Synonyms: Balaninus gulosus; Balaninus nucum (heterotypic); Balaninus pustulosus; Balaninus tigrinus; Rhynchaenus nucum (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Curculio nucum (nut weevil) is a medium-sized beetle, with an especially elongated snout, characteristic of the Curculionini tribe of the weevil family (Curculionidae). Its larvae develop in hazel nuts Corylus avellana, being a serious pest in hazenut orchards. It occurs in most of Europe, from south Sweden, Finland and Great Britain to the Mediterranean.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Aston Rowant 316 England, United Kingdom  
Birklands and Bilhaugh 672 England, United Kingdom  
Blean Complex 1286 England, United Kingdom
Richmond Park 2092 England, United Kingdom  
The New Forest 72309 England, United Kingdom

Prey / Diet

Corylus avellana (common filbert)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0