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Weevils

figwort weevilpea and bean weevilcabbage seed weevilTop to bottom: cabbage seed weevil, pea and bean weevil, figwort weevil
Top to bottom: cabbage seed weevil, pea and bean weevil, figwort weevilTop to bottom: cabbage seed weevil, pea and bean weevil, figwort weevil
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Weevils are a group of small, largely vegetarian beetles. They may be eaten by almost any insectivorous bird.

Plants

Black spleenwort, Bush vetch, Clustered clover, Dwarf mallow, English stonecrop, Marsh cinquefoil, Narrow-leaved everlasting-pea, Ribwort plantain, Scented mayweed, Sea plantain, Spiked rampion, Spreading bellflower, Stinking iris, Strawberry clover, Sulphur clover, Water dock, Water figwort, Water-plantain, Wild service-tree

Predators

Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Coal tit, Dunnock, Garden warbler, Goldcrest, Long-tailed tit, Marsh tit, willow tit, Nuthatch, Red ant, Redstart, Robin, Treecreeper, Willow warbler, Wren

Weevils

Cabbage seed weevil, Figwort weevil, Pea and bean weevil