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Ixapion variegatum | |
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Genus: | Ixapion
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Species: | I. variegatum
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Ixapion variegatum
Wencker, 1864
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Ixapion variegatum ( Wencker, 1864), the Kiss Me Slow Weevil, is a weevil [1] in the family Brentidae, which occurs at low densities throughout its west European range. [2]
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, [3] results in brown speckling on the plant's leaves. [1]