Weevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea. These types of beetles are known for their very long snouts. They are usually small – less than 6 mm (1⁄4 in) in length – and herbivorous.

Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known.

Echinacea purpurea, the eastern purple coneflower, purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or Echinacea, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to parts of eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States, as well as in the Canadian Province of Ontario.