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Lixus sp.
The first time I saw this weevil, I thought I was looking at a miniature aardvark :). Curculionidae is the family of the "true" weevils (or "snout beetles"). Weevils have a long narrow snout projecting from the head, with a pair of short, jointed antennae toward the middle of this snout. My spotting looks tannish/yellowish with markings of brown. Family Curculionidae (Snout and Bark Beetles), Subfamily Lixinae, Tribe Lixini, Genus Lixus. http://bugguide.net/node/view/6868.
Spotted in the weedy area of an open space in Biñan Laguna, Philippines.
Compare: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/722..., http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/687... Related spottings: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/152... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/164...
Spotted on Sep 20, 2012
Submitted on Oct 7, 2012
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