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Beech trees in our neighbourhood were badly eaten early in the spring,
mainly by the beetle larvae. Interestingly, the trees are now growing a
new set of leaves, which although somewhat smaller than the first leaves
would have been, are still giving an overall green look to the tree.
These leaves are showing the characteristic "shot hole" damage due to
feeding by the adult beetles, which are of course still present.
Regarding the taxonomy: the beetle we are talking about is /Orchestes
fagi/. All weevils are in the superfamily Curculionoidea, and most are
in the family Curculionidae. Weevils in the genus /Orchestes /are
sometimes called "Flea weevils."
"Flea beetles" are completely distinct and are members of the family
Chrysomelidae.
Peter Payzant
Waverley
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Beech trees in our neighbourhood were badly eaten early in the
spring, mainly by the beetle larvae. Interestingly, the trees are
now growing a new set of leaves, which although somewhat smaller
than the first leaves would have been, are still giving an overall
green look to the tree. These leaves are showing the characteristic
"shot hole" damage due to feeding by the adult beetles, which are of
course still present.<br>
<br>
Regarding the taxonomy: the beetle we are talking about is <i>Orchestes
fagi</i>. All weevils are in the superfamily Curculionoidea, and
most are in the family <span class="st">Curculionidae. Weevils in
the genus <i>Orchestes </i>are sometimes called "Flea weevils."
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"Flea beetles"</span> are completely distinct and are members of
the family Chrysomelidae.<br>
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Peter Payzant<br>
Waverley<br>
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