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Sexton??? - Rhynchophorus cruentatus
Copyright © 2008 BrianBlock

Sexton??? - Rhynchophorus cruentatus
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
June 22, 2008
Size: .75 to 1 inch
Dead cat nearby, two of these beetles were flying in the vicinity. Hefty-bodied, proboscis.
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Contributed by BrianBlock on 23 June, 2008 - 4:26pm
Last updated 23 June, 2008 - 6:52pm

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Palmetto weevil.

They didn't kill the cat.
… Matt Edmonds, 23 June, 2008 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Very good. I had no idea wee
Very good. I had no idea weevils got this big. The proboscis should have been a give away, but since the cat was nearby, I figured they must have been carrion/burying beetles. As it turns out, they were, in fact, hovering around saw palmettos that I recently began hacking out of one area of my yard...
… BrianBlock, 23 June, 2008 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

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