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Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
I found this fellar at work, he'd dried out but was perfect so I brought him home to take some photos of. Approximately 4cm in length, with a prominent 'horn', five spots on the back of the head, and striped/grooved wings. Brown upperparts, black underparts except for a brown triangle near the back.
I found this fellar at work, he'd dried out but was perfect so I brought him home to take some photos of. This palm weevil is causing massive destruction of the date palms all over the world.
Spotted on Aug 29, 2011
Submitted on Aug 30, 2011
6 Comments
Gracias. :)
He añadido este spotting a la misión "Invasión del picudo rojo de las palmeras".
Thanks, Ronald and Amissa. :)
That's what I thought too. :) I would take a guess at the red palm weevil, knowing where I found it - there are infected trees at that property. :(
Great find. Not sure of the exact species right now but def a weevil
Weevil!!!