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Aoplocnemis rufipes
A black weevil about 10 mm long. It had a long slightly down-curved rostrum and round eyes. antennae were elbowed. The thorax and elytra had a broken white marginal line. A couple of large white specks were seen along the midline on the back. Legs were reddish-brown with thick femurs.
Spotted on tall grass
Family: Curculionidae Subfamily: Aterpinae
5 Comments
Thanks Mark. It's so easy to perpetuate these mistakes. There must be a monitoring body.
(changed spelling of scientific name)
Good IDing - nice weevil.. :)
Thanks Cindy. I just found out what he's called. So nice to have an ID. My next one is even smaller - so many different ones out now !!
Nice shot, Leuba! I like this weevil. Hope you get an ID.