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Elm Flea Weevil ? - Orchestes mixtus
Copyright © 2008 Mike Quinn

Elm Flea Weevil ? - Orchestes mixtus
South Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
July 27, 2008
Size: ~3.6mm
This black weevil with enlarged hind femora was at lights under willows and oaks primarily, but cedar elms is perhaps the dominant species in the area...
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 27 July, 2008 - 1:34pm
Last updated 13 September, 2008 - 9:06am

Moved
Moved from Flea Weevils.
… Mike Quinn, 13 September, 2008 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

i'm thinking...
...of Rh. mixtus (just an idea)
… v belov, 10 September, 2008 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Elm flea weevil ?
It's possibly the Elm flea weevil - Rh. mixtus. [Dallas area fact sheet]. Cedar elms are one of the dominant trees in the area and the weevil has a second generation in August, but the hind femora shown in the fact sheet doesn't appear to be as enlarged as in my photo...
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… Mike Quinn, 13 September, 2008 - 7:35am login or register to post comments

 
the thighs...
...seem narrow on the fact sheet pic because of the angle -- they are oval in cross-section
… v belov, 13 September, 2008 - 8:50am login or register to post comments

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