'Weevil of the Day' courtesy @pkster101.bsky.social
Could the next be 'Woodlouse of the Day'? An even smaller number of Brighton species to learn about, and they don't jump away at high speed! #brightonwildlife
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'Weevil of the Day' courtesy @pkster101.bsky.social
Could the next be 'Woodlouse of the Day'? An even smaller number of Brighton species to learn about, and they don't jump away at high speed! #brightonwildlife
bsky.app/profile/brig...
Taeniapion urticarium = 'Normal for Norfolk'
Will RePost soon.
I thought it was a freshly emerged Peacock at first.
Other wings look fresh.
Something's had a nibble!
02.03.2026 17:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
A peacock butterfly with bright red wings marked by large eye-like spots rests on small purple hebe flowers among shiny green leaves
Signs of spring on the south coast. Peacock butterfly enjoying the hebe flowers
#bloom #photography #insect #nature #wildlife #sussex #england #inspire #march #southcoast
Spring = OFFICIAL! #Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity
#Nature #brightonwildlife
Just a few hours now to meteorological Spring in #Brighton!
Common Toads (Bufo bufo) gather in ponds for annual breeding #Amplexus events. Strings of spawn develop in fresh water.
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
Video by @pkster101.bsky.social
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See below for @pkster101.bsky.social's photos + names of #Brighton #Weevils
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
#Weevil are quite easy to identify as a group: most belong in the #family Curculionidae; part of Coleoptera #order
They have a very distinctive #rostrum, or snout.
A more unusual Weevil Pachyrhinus lethierryi seen in #Brighton
They occur naturally along the Mediterranean coast!
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
A British native Weevil Trichosirocalus troglodytes seen in #Brighton
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
NBN give different spelling. #WeevilsWobble
27.02.2026 17:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Robins making a right racket now. 🐦
Not heard Blackbirds... yet.
Spring in #Brighton! Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on the wing.
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
24.02.2026 18:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Well composed Brighton shingle beach photo.
Magpies are 'building' nests up on the hill now. #Springtime
A Hairy Spider Weevil (Barypeithes pellucidus) seen in #Brighton
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
Pochard are lovely birds to see, with similar coloured head feathers as Wigeons. #brightonwildlife
23.02.2026 17:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Clay-coloured Weevil (Otiorhynchus singularis) seen in #Brighton
This is a commonly recorded #Weevil species in England and Wales.
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
A Broom Seed Weevil (Bruchidius villosus) seen in #Brighton
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
Woodlouse are #Crustaceans in the #Order Isopoda. They are NOT insects!
With slightly under forty species here; it's worth learning to identify species. Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare) seen in #Brighton by @pkster101.bsky.social has both grey and orange colour forms. #brightonwildlife
See below for @pkster101.bsky.social's photos + names of #Brighton #Weevils
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
Weevils are quite easy to identify as a group: most belong in the #family Curculionidae; part of Coleoptera #order
They have a very distinctive #rostrum, or snout.
Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) seen in #Brighton
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
The Iris Weevil (Mononychus punctumalbum) #Brighton
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
The Weevil Hypera conmaculata (previously named Hypera pollux) #Brighton
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
Weevil theme continues with Polydrusus pterygomalis in #Brighton
#Wildlife #Biodiversity #Nature #brightonwildlife
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#Brighton #Wildlife #Biodiversity
Good - it indicated only PK would receive a reply.
Laid-back birding 👍🏼
David - did you once work in Lewes?
17.02.2026 16:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
And NO wobble. Very impressive focus and resolution.
Ange - does this reply reach you? Still not sure how BlueSky works.
An interesting factsheet from 2003. Horticultural perspective.
Looks like Otiorhynchus armadillo first arrived here in late 1990s.
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