Lixus iridis

Lixus iridis is a species of weevil found in Europe.^[1]

Lixus iridis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Lixus
Species:	L. iridis
Binomial name
Lixus iridis Olivier, 1807

Description

The adults grow up to 12–17 mm long. The body is oblong and features a yellow-grey coloration. There are three faint longitudinal grey grooves on the prothorax and the abdomen. Elbowed (characteristic of true weevils) and thin antennae are placed on the upper third of the straight and cylindrical rostrum which is as long as the prothorax. Finally, they have thin legs with little thickened femurs.^[2]

Biology

This species lays its eggs in June.

Etymology

The name iridis, which literally means "from Iris", refers to the Iris plant.