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Cionus scrophulariae (L., 1758) (Figwort Weevil)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Cionus scrophulariae Imago 13 June 2007 West Cornwall England 2
Cionus scrophulariae In cop. 13 June 2007 West Cornwall England 20

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds), 2006 (Colour photographs of adult and larvae) A Coleopterist's handbook

Cionus scrophulariae may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CURCULIONOIDEA
(weevils and allied beetles)
CURCULIONIDAE
(weevils)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Cionus scrophulariae is associated with:

Buddleja - butterfly bushes (Buddlejaceae) grazes on leaf Minor Bullock, J.A., 1992
Buddleja davidii - Butterfly Bush (Buddlejaceae) grazes on leaf UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
Buddleja globosa - Orange-ball Tree (Buddlejaceae) grazes on leaf UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
Phygelius capensis - Cape Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) grazes on leaf UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
Photos larva Scrophularia - figworts (Scrophulariaceae) larva feeds on Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Verbascum - mulleins (Scrophulariaceae) larva feeds on Minor Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos larva Scrophularia auriculata - Water Figwort, Water Betony (Scrophulariaceae) larva grazes on leaf (upper) UK/Ireland Major Morris, M.G., 2002
Photos larva Scrophularia nodosa - Common Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) larva grazes on leaf (upper) UK/Ireland Major Morris, M.G., 2002
Photos larva Scrophularia scorodonia - Balm-leaved Figwort (Scrophulariaceae) larva grazes on leaf (upper) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
Photos pupa in cocoon Scrophularia - figworts (Scrophulariaceae) pupa in cocoon may be found among seedheads Morris, M.G., 2002

There may be more taxa associated with Cionus scrophulariae listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

Associated with Cionus scrophulariae:

Cionus scrophulariae may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
CURCULIONOIDEA
(weevils and allied beetles)
CURCULIONIDAE
(weevils)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae

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