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Obese Lily Weevil

Brachycerus obesus

Description:

Type of beetle. Adults eat leaves while larvae bore holes into lily species.

Notes:

Plays dead when you touch it.

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10 Comments

Fanie
Fanie 10 years ago

Thanks for the nice comment Lauren :-)

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Love this weevil Fanie! So unique. Great picture.

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 10 years ago

That's a fantastic weevil!

Sintija Valucka
Sintija Valucka 10 years ago

wow!!!! That is one weird looking beetle!!! :)

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Great find!

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

Stunning!

Sckel
Sckel 10 years ago

beautiful

beaker98
beaker98 10 years ago

Awesome weevil! Very nice shot. It looks quite stout and strong the way it is posed:)

Fanie
Fanie 10 years ago

Tina

Good comparison to Darth Vader :-)

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Ha, Darth Vader goes ladybug! Great looking beetle!

Fanie
Spotted by
Fanie

Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Aug 24, 2013
Submitted on Aug 25, 2013

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