When they are young, they have a beautiful green colouring. It changes in  grayish green when they are old. 
You can find this species in birches. In my garden I find them in the bay shrubs near the birch. 
They feed on leaves of trees and bushes such as birch, apple, strawberry. They are no pest in my garden.
The larvae feed on roots.
Europe. In America (Green immigrant leaf weevil) since 1906 (first found in New York)

April - July  

This species is brownish rather than green and more blotchy. It has the same length and the same bands running over the elytra as the Polydrusus sericeus. It has a preference for birch, but lives also in other shrubs. I see them on the same place in the garden as its family. But less often.
A common species in Europe.

This snout beetle I often see in my garden. When you try to catch it, it prefers to fall down. 
Length: 4 - 6 mm
Sandy soils. Oft along the coast in the dunes.
Western and Central Europe.  April, Mai, June
There are similar snout beetles like species of the family Strophosoma.

Photos April 2011  Photos below: April 2009

    German: Graue Kugelrüßler     

There are a number of similar Sitona species. From a photo it is not possible to determine this sitona. 
It was walking on the terrace under my chair on a sunny day in the autumn. 

German: Blattrandkäfer, Graurüßler

This weevil walked on my arm.
It is a European beetle, which feed on several species of clovers. It is found now also in other parts of the world.
The beetle eat the clover leaves.
The larvae eat the roots.

Length: 4 - 5 mm.

There is written a lot about this pest on the internet, but nothing in Dutch. Particularly in New Zealand it is a pest.
The clover weevil was first identified in New Zealand in 1996. On this site you can read more:  http://www.ceresfarm.co.nz/clover.htm

Photo 9-8-2010 

Length 4 - 5  mm
Eurasia (Origin) and America.

Photo 22-9-2010

Loosestrife flower weevil (Nanophyes marmoratus) Subfamily: Nanophyinae. Family Curculionidae
If I see this little snout beetle, my admiration for nature increases. So small and so beautiful. It was walking  around on the leaf. It was difficult to get a good photo.
They are feeding on youngest leaves and flower parts.  Eggs are laid singly into the tips of flower buds. Attacked buds remain closed and often drop to the ground.This year (2008) in my garden especially flowers of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). In August appears a new generation of beetles. This generation hibernates in the leaf litter. The development from egg to adult snout beetle lasts a month.
 
Measuring 1,5-2 mm !!
This little beetle is  widespread in Europe. But it is also common in America now. In fact I could find more information  on the American sites. There it is used as a biological control agent, for in America purple loosestrife is an invasive weed.

On these photos the weevil eats the pollen. But it seems to be a pest for the strawberry and raspberry plants in Europe.
Beetles eat the leaves. The females lay one egg in the bud, where the larva develops.
The beetle overwinters.

Length 2 - 3 mm

German: Erdbeerblütensteche 

Probably Clay-coloured weevil Otiorhynchus singularis but Otiorhynchus veterator is also possible.

Otiorhynchus singularis is seen as a scourge for raspberry growers. In spring it feeds on buds and shoots of raspberry, but it likes also rhododendron.
The larvae feed on the roots of bush fruit.
The larvae overwinter.
Length 7 - 8 mm
They are distributed worldwide.

German: Braune Lappenrüssler 

Strawberry Root Weevil (Otiorhynchus ovatus) Subfamily Broad-nosed Weevils ( Entiminae) Family Curculionidae 

Dark brown to black with red legs and antennae. They can not fly.
The plants you can find the beetle include strawberry, raspberry, rhododendron, grape, and peppermint. 
The white, legless larva feed on the roots of these plants. As they get older, they feed on the leaves ..
Length 5 to 7 mm.

Photos 4-6-2010 Photos 12-9-2010

German: Erdbeerwurzelrüsselkäfer , Kleiner Schwarzer Rüsselkäfer French: Le charançon de la racine du fraisier

A black weevil with light spots (light yellow hairs) on the back. 
This weevil can't run and fly. For a beetle it can be quite old. Even a few years. It feeds on leaves of different plant species.
The larvae are white and they are a pest for many plants. In my garden it is not a problem. But in flower pots, it can be a pest. Also on a plant nursery, they are not happy with black vine weevils. The larvae feed on the roots of plants like conifers, rhododendrons, strawberry plants. Also potted plants like fuchsia, Kalanchoë.
A natural pesticide by the pest is a nematode. They eat the larva from the inside.
The larva overwinters.
Length 9 to 11 mm
Native to Europe, but they are also common in North America.

German: Gefurchte Dickmaulrüssler,  Breitmaulrüssler French: L'otiorhynque de la vigne

An exotic species or the Netherlands. (Native: Southeast Europe, Italy) 
This weevil I found under a piece of wood. It did not look healthy, but it was alive. The antennas it kept together. An ant took a look.
The species lives in shrubs and privet, lilac and cotoneaster. The larva can be found in the roots of the bushes.

Length 5 - 6  mm.

Photos 2-4-2011

Recognizable by its broad snout. It is a dark beetle. In the sun it is dark glossy brown. Erect hairs on the carapace.
It feeds on many different kinds of plants (such as the strawberry) and tree leaves. Damage, however is important.

Length 3, 4 mm
Photos: 23-5-2010

They live mainly on the leaves of the beech, but also on some other leaves of deciduous trees. These leaves are eaten. On the leaf  the female lays an egg near the main vein of the leave. When larva hatches from the egg, it mines the leaf towards the outside of the leaf.
The adult beetle overwinters.
A dark snout beetle that can jump. The tarsus is brown.
About 2,5  mm.

Photo 18-6-2011

German: Buchenspringrüssler, Schwarzer Buchenrüssler

The larvae of this beetle start a mine near the main vein of the leaf of the oak. The first part goes into the vein. Then he goes toward the outside and top of the leaf. 
A small brown snout beetle that can jump.
The adult beetle overwinters. Larvae: May-June.

About 2,5  mm.

  Photos 19-6-2011

A family of small snout beetles. They all have the shape of the pictured beetles. 
From a photograph, they are usually very difficult to identify. These weevils may be beetles in the subfamilies Diplapion or Aspidapion.
Perhaps Aspidapion radiolus, because they are found on mallow. These weevils are sitting on comon mallow.

Length 3 - 4 mm

Every year I see them in the garden. Especially in the pear tree. To know exactly the species, an expert must use a microscope. The differences between the various species are very small.
I let them in the trees. I am satisfied with the family name. 
Length about 3 mm
Lengte ongeveer 3 mm

Photos: 18-4-2011, 14-5-2010

Here are some of the relatives Familie Rhynchitidae