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Primitive Weevil - Curculio proboscideus
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Schimming

Primitive Weevil - Curculio proboscideus
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
September 24, 2005
Found this one on Oak. It drops to the ground and plays dead when disturbed. My Peterson Field Guide would ID this as Family Brentidae, Genus Curculio. Is that right?

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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 25 September, 2005 - 10:16am
Last updated 14 January, 2009 - 10:11am

Moved
Moved from Nut and Acorn Weevils. Thanks for the ID. This is one of my favorites.
… Lynette Schimming, 14 January, 2009 - 10:11am

Curculio proboscideus Fabricius, 1775
(i strongly suspect)
… v belov, 14 January, 2009 - 10:06am

Curculio elephas?
I looks a lot like this image... elephas
… Lynette Schimming, 25 September, 2005 - 10:45am

 
verrrry long snout!
I've had several curculio species visit my UV lights when they're set up under oak trees, but none has had a snout more than half this long in proportion to its body.
… Jim McClarin, 25 September, 2005 - 6:29pm

 
Sexual dimorphism.
Females of Curculio spp. have much longer snouts than males, the better to bore to the heart of an acorn. Snout length also varies by species, of course, but this is definitely a female.
… Eric R. Eaton, 26 September, 2005 - 3:27pm

I don't think so.
The inclusion of the drawing on the same page as the Brentids in the Peterson Guide to beetles is confusing, but there are other snout beetles on the same page as well.
… Jim McClarin, 25 September, 2005 - 10:26am

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