Cleonus piger (sluggish weevil) Description
English: Sluggish weevil (Cleonis pigra)
Русский: Долгоносик свекловичный (Cleonis pigra)
Date 3 May 2009
Author Sanja565658 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sanja565658
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cleonis_pigra.JPG
The sluggish weevil is a weevil species recorded in Britain and native to Eurasia. It was introduced into North America to help control creeping thistle. It has various taxonomic synonyms: Cleonus pigra, Cleonus piger, Cleonis pigra. Order: Coleoptera, Family: Curculionidae, Subfamily: Lixinae.