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Lily weevil

Brachycerus sp

Description:

large, attractive weevil,about 20mm long, with dark longitudinal stripes along the wing cases, each bearing a line of brown spots with a paler circumference

Habitat:

open scrub in the Kalahari desert, sandy.

Notes:

This individual was living up to its name and happily munching on an emerging Crinum lily shoot

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6 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 10 years ago

Great!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Super capture C.Sydes

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 11 years ago

That's an amazing weevil.

oxyjack
oxyjack 12 years ago

What a magnificent weevil!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Wow grandioso que gorgojo

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

wonderful photo and spotting - what interesting markings it has.

C.Sydes
Spotted by
C.Sydes

Kweneng District, Botswana

Spotted on Dec 1, 2007
Submitted on Mar 27, 2012

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