Weevil
Beetles represent the largest Order of insects, containing over 250,000 described species. Beetle groups include tiger beetles, ground beetles, water beetles, whirligig beetles, fungus beetles, rove beetles, stag beetles, scarab beetles, wood-boring beetles, click beetles, fireflies, dermestids, ladybird beetles, darkling beetles, longhorn beetles, blister beetles, leaf beetles, weevils and many others.
Common Name: Weevil
Order Name: Coleoptera
Family Name: Curculionidae
Weevils are a large and diverse group of plant burrowing beetles often found infesting seeds and many species target crops and stored foods making some of them important pest species that cause considerable damage. They have small but effective mandibles concealed at the end of their snouts which enable them to be effective borers in and out of their food plant. Weevil infested plants are usually riddled with little bore holes and a little excavation reveals the busy beetles.
