Nedyus quadrimaculatus - in copula - (Gefleckter Brennnesselrssler )

Description:

Host plant: Urtica dioica (common nettles, Groe Brennnessel)please compare: Parethelcus pollinariusImago is active from May to July (August)., larvae develop in the roots of nettles.L: 2.6-3.2 mmPhylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass:Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923 Order: Coleoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (beetles, Kfer)Suborder:Polyphaga EMERY, 1886Infraorder: Cucujiformia LATREILLE, 1802Superfamily: Curculionoidea LATREILLE, 1802 (weevils)Family Curculionidae LATREILLE, 1802 (weevils, Rsselkfer)Subfamily: Ceutorhynchinae GISTEL, 1848Tribus: Ceutorhynchini GISTEL, 1848Genus: Nedyus SCHNHERR, 1825Nedyus quadrimaculatus LINNAEUS, 1758 (Gefleckter Brennnesselrssler)some info: www.naturespot.org.uk/species/nedyus-quadrimaculatusmore info: www.thewcg.org.uk/curculionidae/0271.htm(German) www.naturspaziergang.de/Kaefer/Curculionidae/Nedyus_quadr... more info (German): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gek%C3%B6rnter_Nesselr%C3%BCsslerGermany, Bavaria, Regensburg, vic. Nittendorf: Alpinen Steig, 25.05.2014 _______________________________________________MP-65mm, Macro Magnification - 1.0x, ring-flash, hand-heldIMG_4397