Protapion fulvipes
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Protapion fulvipes (syn. Apion fulvipes) (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Chris Moody
Source: Flickr
Author(s): Chris Moody
Source: Flickr
Protapion fulvipes (Geoffroy, 1785) - (white-clover seed weevil)
This weevil is mainly a pest of white clover (Trifolium hybridum). The adults are around 2 mm long and feed on the clover leaves while the larvae attack the developing seeds.
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| • Deutsch: | Weisskleespitzmausrüssler |
| • English: | white-clover seed weevil |
Synonyms:
Apion dichroum
Apion flavipes
Apion fulvipes
Apion seniculus
