Biology:Ixapion
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Ixapion variegatum, the kiss me slow weevil, is a weevil[1] in the family Brentidae, which occurs at low densities throughout its west European range.[2] It is the only species in the genus Ixapion.[3]
Its larval stages feed on mistletoe, from which its English vernacular name is derived.[1] Eggs are laid in the plants stems, just below terminal buds.[1] In Europe, the larvae feed from April–July, and emerge the following June.[1]
Feeding by adult weevils, which are between 2.1 and 2.8 mm long,[4] results in brown speckling on the plant's leaves.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lowe, Marilyn (2012). "Kiss Me Slow: Kiss and Go". Annual Report (Warwick Natural History Society) (58): 28–30.
- ↑ Foster, AP; Morris MG; Whitehead PF (2001). "Ixapion variegatum (Wenker, 1864) (Col., Apionidae) new to the British Isles, with observations on its European and conservation status". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (137): 95–105.
- ↑ "Ixapion Roudier & Tempère, 1973". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4405556.
- ↑ Green, Harry; Meiklejohn, John (November 2004). "Mistletoe Bugs and a Weevil: Ixapion variegatum in Worcestershire". Worcestershire Record (Worcestershire Biological Records Centre) (17): 24–25. http://wbrc.org.uk/worcrecd/Issue%2017/mistletoe_bugs_and_a_weevil.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
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