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Asiatic Oak Beetle

Cyrtepistomus castaneus

Description:

Large black eyes and a bluish tint to the body. When touched, it plays dead.

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3 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Thank you very much Keith for the ID and nexttogone for your comment!

nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

I see some colors in there.... very nice!

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

Broad-nosed Weevil. The closest I could find is Asiatic Oak Weevil - Cyrtepistomus castaneus.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/52987

Jacob Gorneau
Spotted by
Jacob Gorneau

New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 31, 2012
Submitted on Nov 16, 2012

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