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Strophosoma capitatum (Geer, 1775)
Family: Curculionidae
Size: 4.1 mm (3.0 to 5.2 mm)
Distribution: Europe to Central Asia
Biology: The larvae feed on the roots of herbaceous plants, especially on Calluna vulgaris
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Kulmbach, Weiher
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 2.V.1972
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2025

Strophosoma capitatum  (big)

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