Asian Palm Weevil

Description:

Coleoptera; Curculionidae; Rhynchophorinae; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier, 1790). "The palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is one of two species of snout beetle known as the red palm weevil, Asian palm weevil or sago palm weevil. The adult beetles are relatively large, ranging between 2 and 4 centimetres (1 and 1+1⁄2 inches) long, and are usually a rusty red colour—but many colour variants exist and have often been classified as different species (e.g., Rhynchophorus vulneratus). Weevil larvae can excavate holes in the trunks of palm trees up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long, thereby weakening and eventually killing the host plant." Wikipedia.

Habitat:

I spotted this Asian Palm Weevil on the floor of our car port. I picked it up and placed it on a plain sheet of paper to take the photos shown above. Then I released it in the back yard where there are some coconut palms.