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Rhodobaenus pantherinus
Weevil of about 1 cm body length, orange/red with black symmetrical pattern.
Andean rainforest at about 1600 m above sea level.
Thank you so much for the ID, thaptor! Been wondering about this guy for quite some time now.
Species ID with a bit of doubt: Distribution of pantherinus ends in Panama, acc. to genus revision.
Keys to this species, or to R. apicalis (in which there should not be any red spot on apex).
Several spp. of the genus very variable in pattern.
bayucca, the colour and markings are similar, but the size doesn't match. The one in my pic is about half the size of a palmetto weevil.
Reminds me of the Palmetto Weevil, Rhynchophorus cruentatus.
http://www.eattheweeds.com/palmetto-weev...
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchopho...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/409
Please, check and verify!
Spotted on Jun 22, 2016
Submitted on Jul 24, 2016
