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Broad-nosed Grain Weevil

Caulophilus oryzae

Description:

This is the smallest weevil I've ever seen. Only 2mm long with black and red coloring. Very difficult to shoot using flash at night.

Habitat:

Under porch light in the backyard

Notes:

First of this species for PN and BugGuide!

1 Species ID Suggestions

stho002
stho002 10 years ago
Cossonine weevil
Cossoninae


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2 Comments

Yay! Incredibly the ID was made to the species level. First for PN and BugGuide :)

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Beautiful little weevil Cindy, great job on it so tiny!

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Sep 2, 2013
Submitted on Sep 3, 2013

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