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Confused on this one... - Orchestes alni
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

Confused on this one... - Orchestes alni
Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
April 27, 2007
Size: 2 mm
Inside the house, crawling up a windowpane. At first glance, I thought this was a flea beetle - it had the highly swollen femur of a flea beetle and jumped actively like a flea beetle. But then, I noticed the elbowed, club-tipped, weevil-like antennae. On a flea beetle? Never seen anything like this, and I'm confused as to where in the guide it should go...
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 27 April, 2007 - 9:06pm
Last updated 29 October, 2008 - 8:04am

Moved
Moved from Rhynchaenus [Status TBD].
… Phillip Harpootlian, 29 October, 2008 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Stephen Luk, 27 April, 2007 - 10:12pm login or register to post comments

Rhynchaenus, jumping weevil
Compare.
… Jim McClarin, 27 April, 2007 - 9:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Totally overlooked it
Ah, so it is a weevil. Interesting how it shares such a similar mechanism with the flea beetles.
Thanks for the ID.
… Stephen Luk, 27 April, 2007 - 10:12pm login or register to post comments

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