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Gray Weevil - Rhopalapion longirostre - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Shelly Cox

Gray Weevil - Rhopalapion longirostre - Male Female
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, USA
June 7, 2009
This cluster of weevils was on our hollyhock. Seemed they were all ganging up on a single female.
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Contributed by Shelly Cox on 9 June, 2009 - 9:59am
Last updated 11 June, 2009 - 3:22pm

must be Apion longirostre
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… v belov, 9 June, 2009 - 10:36am login or register to post comments

 
I sent a previous image in wi
I sent a previous image in with a pair mating, Eric Id'd it as a Hollyhock weevil as well. I looked up some additional info. I found an article that said while the female oviposits she will usually be surrounded by several males. Must be the activity taking place in this photo. These are sure interesting little weevils. My hollyhocks have a large population of them.
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