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Cabbage Seed Weevil Ceutorhynchus obstrictus

I found lots of these in spring 2021 but don't seem to have identified them ever before. Most were found on Garlic Mustard (the exception being on Dandelion).


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3 Cabbage Seed Weevils Ceutorhynchus obstrictus, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 19th April 2021 - the first two photos are one individual, the third and forth a second and the fifth photo a third individual.


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Cabbage Seed Weevil Ceutorhynchus obstrictus, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 28th April 2021


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Cabbage Seed Weevil Ceutorhynchus obstrictus, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 7th May 2021


These look hoarier when examined under a (top-lit) microscope (last pic) than they do away from the light.

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Cabbage Seed Weevil Ceutorhynchus obstrictus, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 12th May 2021


This was also on Garlic Mustard.

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Cabbage Seed Weevil Ceutorhynchus obstrictus showing indented prosternal margin and pronotal tooth, Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 29th April 2023