Larinus

[3] Turkey appears to have a significant diversity of the group, with more than 50 species recorded in the eastern part of the country.

[4] According to a more detailed description, Larinus are stocky in shape unlike the related genus Lixus.

In fresh specimens, the elytra are mottled with irregular patches of pale hairs.

Adults feed on leaves, stems, flowers, buds, peduncles and possibly pollen of their host plants.

[3] These species belong to the genus Larinus: Data sources: i = ITIS,[6] g = GBIF,[7] b = Bugguide.net[4]

Larinus turbinatus
Larinus turbinatus
Canada Thistle Bud Weevils (Subgenus Phyllonomeus) Mating
Canada thistle bud weevils (subgenus Phyllonomeus ) mating