Spring Click Beetle vs South American Flower Weevil

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Spring Click Beetle	South American Flower Weevil
Scientific Name	Denticollis linearis	Cholus cinctus
Order	Coleoptera	Coleoptera
Family	Elateridae	Curculionidae
Size	9-12 mm	15-25 mm
Habitat	Woodlands	Forests
Diet	Herbivores	Fruit Feeders
Regions	Europe, Western Asia	South America (Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador)
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Spring Click Beetle

A bicoloured click beetle with tawny-brown elytra and a dark thorax, common in spring. It is frequently found on flowers and foliage at woodland edges.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most click beetles whose larvae damage living plants, this species' larvae are saproxylic and only eat dead wood.

South American Flower Weevil

A large, strikingly patterned weevil with a black body covered in brilliant turquoise and gold scale patterns. Its long, curved rostrum is used to bore into fruit and flower buds. It is one of the most visually striking weevils in the Neotropics.

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Did You Know?

Its brilliant turquoise scales have a crystalline nanostructure that produces color through photonic crystal effects rather than pigments.