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Description:

Beautiful! About 4 cm long. Hiding in a guanabana leaf. Curculionidae, Weevil, could be Entiminae

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8 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Yes, Guanyang, Exophthalmus jekelianus is quite a close match. The scientific ID that I suggest would be Exophthalmus cf. jekelianus, since these Entiminae are really tricky. As you already mentioned there are many similar looking weevils around. With the cf. we are on the safe side :-)...
Good job!
http://natgeo.nikkeibp.co.jp/nng/article...
http://www.inotaxa.org/jsp/display.jsp?c...

Guanyang Zhang
Guanyang Zhang 8 years ago

Most probably Exophthalmus jekelianus (Entiminae, Curculionidae). There are several species with very similar color profiles.

SG in CR
SG in CR 9 years ago

Based on this, https://www.flickr.com/photos/andresmoli...
it's a Short-snout weevil (Compsus sp.) They seem to be pretty common on citrus farms in northern Costa Rica from what I've seen.

nosarasue
nosarasue 9 years ago

Curculionidae.... still looking. found another one a couple of nights ago, though much smaller and pale green.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

I would keep the names empty, so it remains "unknown". If soembody passes by, he will find it for an ID. But I would mentioned the following in the description section, so it will be shown in the search engines:
"Curculionidae, Weevil, could be Entiminae".

nosarasue
nosarasue 10 years ago

Okay, it looks like we've found this guy (Bayucca's flickr link) but I'm not sure ... should I just say "weevil"?

nosarasue
nosarasue 10 years ago

Thanks, that second one is it for sure. Buenas noches to you... in a few hours.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Curculionidae, most probably Entiminae.
Same like this:
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/cw_...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27423590@N0...
Reminds me somehow of Compsus sp., but only deep in a hidden place in my empty and tired brain. Buenas noches!

nosarasue
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nosarasue

Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Feb 8, 2014
Submitted on Feb 8, 2014

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