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Apion ulicis (Forster, 1771) (Gorse Weevil)

Warning: Identification questionable
Date: 9 June 2005
Location: Berkshire, VC: Berks, England
Voucher: 09/06/2005[A]
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State: Imago
Record Summary: 3 adults and 4 feeding remnants/pupae among Gorse debris in rearing cage
Associated organism: Ulex europaeum
Identification Notes: Found in debris after keeping Gorse Shieldbug which had been fed on Gorse (collected from various [unrecorded, but local] locations) and then Broom from the garden.

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naked eye photograph Aborted pods? with larval exit holes - highly enlarged 500 by 342 pixels

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