Exapion ulicis (Forster, 1771)
(Gorse Weevil)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExapion ulicis (Gorse Weevil)
GenusExapion (a genus of seed weevils)
FamilyAPIONIDAE (a family of seed weevils)
Division Orthoceri (primitive weevils)
SuperfamilyCURCULIONOIDEA (weevils and allied beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Exapion ulicis (Gorse Weevil) :
1: Exapion ulicis (Gorse Weevil) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
9 Jun 2005 OSGR: ZZ00 Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
3 adults and 4 feeding remnants/pupae among Gorse debris in rearing cage
Image 1: Aborted pods? with larval exit holes - highly enlarged
2: Exapion ulicis (Gorse Weevil)
8 Apr 2000 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Gorse
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up of scalesImage 3: Female - head and thorax - close-upImage 4: Female - lateral viewImage 5: Female - lateroventral viewImage 6: Female - ventral viewImage 7: Male - dorsal viewImage 8: Male - lateral viewImage 9: Male - lateral view (2)Image 10: Male - lateral view (3)
3: Exapion ulicis (Gorse Weevil)
4 May 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Gorse
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 4: Dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 5: Lateral view - highly enlargedImage 6: Postero-lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 7: Postero-lateral view - highly enlarged

Exapion ulicis (Gorse Weevil) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Exapion ulicis (Gorse Weevil)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Exapion ulicis (Gorse Weevil)
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