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Rhodobaenus cinctus var. rubellus
Red and black Palm Weevil about 8 mm long. Family Curculionidae, Subfamily Dryophthorinae. R. cinctus can be black and white and has a variation that is black and red, similar to this one. See: http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections....
Heavy shrubbery along the highway.
Have verified with scientific revision, that the pale lining of dark spots is the diagnostic thing.
In BCA, an all-black variety is figured; spotted probably more common.
Spotted on Aug 13, 2014
Submitted on Sep 5, 2014
