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Pachnaeus litus
Recorded with a canon s100 and an off camera slave flash.
Beautiful photo and cute little creatures :) suggest you the mission :http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9068518
That's certainly close enough. The adults of the root weevils are generalist feeders, and will eat a variety of leaves. When the females are ready to lay their eggs, they'll walk back to the citrus trees and lay her eggs on either the tree or on the soil at the base of the tree. The larvae hatch, drop to the ground, burrow into the soil and attach themselves to a root for the rest of their development.
I remember seeing a poster put out by the FLA USDA. They had lots of pictures of the various colorful weevils that have come into FLA from the Caribbean. The headline was: They Look Beautiful, But Squash Them Anyway! Here's another cool root weevil that has invaded FLA: http://fmel.ifas.ufl.edu/images/gallery/...
They don't do most of the damage as adults. Do you have any citrus trees nearby? The larvae feed on the roots.
These have been hanging around on my Burgundy Bean plants. The damage has been minimal and they are so attractive I just leave them alone.
You're welcome! They're nice looking weevils, too bad the citrus root weevils are pests.
Spotted on Apr 30, 2012
Submitted on Apr 30, 2012
