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Derelomus sp.
Tiny yellow-brown, male weevil about 4 mm long. This is either D. chaemeropis or D. subcostatus
Porch light in the backyard. Originally from the Mediterranean, "an adventive sp. recently found in so. CA; 50-60 spp. worldwide" Believed to have been introduced from Palm Trees.
First for Project Noah and second for Bug Guide
Spotted on May 12, 2014
Submitted on May 13, 2014
4 Comments
Great information! Love learning something new :) Thank you DrNamgyalT.Sherpa.
The male weevil's antennae are much closer to to the apex of the rostrum, like this one, they also have longer fore-legs. So this's a male weevil! Good photography of such a small creature, Cindy.
Yip, looks similar. Guess they get around :)
A similar species is common in Auckland, N.Z. (accidentally introduced from somewhere overseas), but not published, see: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations?t...