''Procas granulicollis'' (sometimes known as the climbing corydalis weevil) is a
beetle
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in the family
Curculionidae
The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae.
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, the true
weevil
Weevils are beetles belonging to the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and Herbivore, herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They b ...
s. It was first described in 1848 from a specimen collected in
Cumbria
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and has since been found at a number of other sites in
Britain
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, mainly in the west. It was thought to be
endemic
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to the island but is now also known to occur in
Spain
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.
It is about 4-7mm long and black with white bristles giving it a mottled appearance. For many years it was considered to be a variant of the related species ''
Procas armillatus'' which is very similar.
It is usually found in woodland clearings at sites where its only known foodplant
climbing corydalis (''Ceratocapnos claviculata'') can be found. The
larva
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The ...
e have not yet been discovered but may feed inside
bracken
Bracken (''Pteridium'') is a genus of large, coarse ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae. Ferns (Pteridophyta) are vascular plants that have alternating generations, large plants that produce spores and small plants that produce sex cells (eggs ...
stems.
References
* Fowles, A. P
''Procas granulicollis'' Walton, 1848retrieved 10/1/07.
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JNCC
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Originally established under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, J ...
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Action plan for ''Procas granulicollis''retrieved 10/1/07.
Brachycerinae
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