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Coniatus splendidulus
Beautiful green and gold beetle. "It is a very beautiful weevil with unusual biology, since all members of the subfamily have external larvae, which feed on the outside of the leaves. Most weevils have larvae inside the host plant or in the soil where they are protected from predators and parasites. These hyperine weevils pupate in an open silk cage on the outside of the leaf or stem of the host." Charlie O'Brien
On a species of tamarisk near Lake Hodges seen at spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/826... This is a European species introduced into Arizona to control the invasive Tamarisk plants and ended up here.
First for Bug Guide California and for Project Noah!
Spotted on Dec 31, 2011
Submitted on Dec 31, 2011
5 Comments
interesting info..........hope the weevil manages to keep the plant invasion in check..
Thank you! Ava, I was so excited to see this beauty in it's fancy attire. I was actually taking a pic of the plant it was on and it came into view! Lucky spotting for sure :)
that's the fanciest weevil sweater I've seen yet!
lovely Cindy!!
Very nice!