Aspidapion radiolus (Marsham, 1802)
(a seed weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAspidapion radiolus (a seed weevil)
GenusAspidapion (a genus of seed weevils)
FamilyAPIONIDAE (a family of seed weevils)
Division Orthoceri (primitive weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aspidapion radiolus (a seed weevil) :
1: Aspidapion radiolus (a seed weevil)
30 May 2013 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept off Mallow
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - magnified - grey background
2: Aspidapion radiolus (a seed weevil)
19 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
In cop, on Hollyhock spike, next to visitor centre
Image 1: In cop - front three-quarter view - highly enlargedImage 2: In cop - front three-quarter view - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: In cop - front three-quarter view - highly enlarged (3)Image 4: In cop - lateral view - highly enlarged
3: Aspidapion radiolus (a seed weevil)
19 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
In cop, on Hollyhock spike, next to visitor centre
Image 1: In cop - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 2: In cop - lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: In cop, with interloper - highly enlarged
4: Aspidapion radiolus (a seed weevil)
4 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Females, on Hollyhock flower spike, next to visitor centre
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - magnified - grey background (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - magnified - grey background (3)Image 4: Female - dorsal view - magnified - grey background (4)Image 5: Female - dorso-lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 6: Female - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 7: Female - lateral view - magnified - grey background (2)Image 8: Female - lateral view - magnified - grey background (3)Image 9: Female - lateral view - magnified - grey background (4)Image 10: Female - ventral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 11: Female - ventral view - magnified - grey background (2)Image 12: Female - ventral view - magnified - grey background (3)
5: Aspidapion radiolus (a seed weevil)
11 Jun 2000 OSGR: SS44 51° 10’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: North Devon (VC 4) England
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Elytra - detail

Aspidapion radiolus (a seed weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aspidapion radiolus (a seed weevil)
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