One of a
range of similarly coloured weevils, Curculio venosus
was found fairly regularly when using a sweep net on the
lower branches of Oaks at Sherwood Forest and several
adults were even attracted to MV light on one occasion.
It is a fairly large weevil, with females measuring
around 7mm.
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UK distribution ofCurculio
venosus
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map indicates species present in 10km grid squares.