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Sort of Beneficial - _TNY_1460

I found this Liophloeus tessulatus weevil on the side of my house and managed a couple of shots of it.

 

Weevils are often considered a pest in the garden (or commercial agriculture for that matter), but I obviously like them for being cute and interesting subjects.

 

This one however is sorta kinda beneficial in that they like to eat the plant known as ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).

 

If you have ever had this one in your garden, chances are it's still there as it is increibly good at resisting eradication ad pretty much always seem to come back.

 

So you see, having these guys around waging war on the bad plant could be a good thing.

 

I am not sure what the white stuff on its elytra is. It could be pollen from a flower it has visited or some type of fungus.

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Uploaded on October 12, 2021
Taken on June 8, 2021