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Lixus sp. - top - Lixus concavus
Copyright © 2005 David Bree

Lixus sp. - top - Lixus concavus
Picton, Ontario, Canada
August 7, 2004
Size: 15-20mm
A large weevil, at least 15mm long, might have been even bigger. It was on a buckwheat plant (polygonum sp.). Generic Id thanks to E. Eaton, see below.

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Lixus sp. - top - Lixus concavus Lixus sp. - side - Lixus concavus
Contributed by David Bree on 5 March, 2005 - 4:18pm
Last updated 9 February, 2009 - 12:14pm

Moved
Moved from Lixus.
… Ken Schneider, 9 February, 2009 - 12:14pm

Lixus mucidus LeConte, 1876, i believe
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… v belov, 22 January, 2009 - 6:42pm

 
Lixus concavus Say, 1831
Robert Anderson det.
… v belov, 9 February, 2009 - 11:25am

Weevil
This is a species of Lixus, identified by its size, shape, and the pruinosity (easily rubbed off scales that give this specimen its reddish appearance). Nice image.
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 March, 2005 - 12:17pm

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