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Heili You have found a beetle that is also called a weevil which is in the family Curculionidae. It is the largest family of beetles in the world with more than 40,000 species.. I do not have access to the species in Albania, so I am not sure just which one you have. It is a beautiful color but with that said, it is probably a pest of your roses. This family of weevils do feed on plants and flowers. If they are eating holes in the flower buds the flowers will not open or will be deformed. Most larvae and adults feed on all parts of plants, and many species are important pests because they chew holes in fruits, nuts, and other parts of cultivated plants. One fun note about weevils is that when disturbed they often play dead - laying very still on their backs.

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