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πŸͺ² Beetles

Nut Weevil

Curculio nucum

About

A small weevil with a slender, downward-curved snout used to bore into hazelnuts. The larva feeds inside the nut before dropping to the ground to pupate.

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Did You Know?

A tiny round hole in a hazelnut shell is the exit point of the fully grown larva.