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Red palm weevil

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Description:

size 3-4cm.red in color with black triangular marking on its head.

Habitat:

dead palm tree

Notes:

it is a major pest of palm tree.it also had some parasite in it.

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Thanjavur (தஞ்சாவூர்), Tamil Nadu, India

Lat: 10.54, Long: 79.28

Spotted on Mar 14, 2012
Submitted on Jun 18, 2012

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