Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus

When I came to examine this weevil several months had passed since I collected it and there was no sign of the buff colouration in the scales that is present in the photos. I'm not sure if that's because they've faded after death or if the photos somehow came out warmer-toned than they should have done - but I am working on the assumption that they have faded.

Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 19th April 2021

Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 23rd July 2019

This came to a pheremone lure for Red-belted Clearwing. The hard white material on its pronotum seems to be linked to some damage - the pronotum has clearly been smashed, with the beetle surviving this injury. Most of the pale markings on the elytra appear to have been dirt rather than scales, so I wasn't immediately convinced it was pallidactylus, but in the end I was satisfied it was simply a worn pallidactylus.

Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 10th June 2023

This was the first Ceutorhynchus that I attempted to identify and at the time I made it picitarsus. I can see why as it has sparser covering of scales on the elytra than pallidactylus is typically shown as having, but looking back at it now with a bit more experience and better resources, I don't think it can be picitarsus for a number of reasons. I think it must surely have been pallidactylus, albeit perhaps a fairly worn individual. It was found on Garlic Mustard.

Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus, North Elmham railway below the Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 15th May 2019