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Rhubarb Weevil (Lixus concavus)
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Copyright © 2005
KaitlynD
Cute isn't he -
Lixus concavus
Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
August 21, 2005
It's probably a true bug-- my first thought was to check assassin beetles, which I guess just shows what an amateur I am. Help, anyone?
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Contributed by
KaitlynD
on 6 November, 2005 - 9:08pm
Last updated 10 February, 2009 - 11:17am
Moved
Moved from
Lixus
.
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Ken Schneider
, 10 February, 2009 - 11:17am
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opinion of Robert Anderson:
"might be
L. concavus
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v belov
, 10 February, 2009 - 10:48am
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Actually...
This is species of weevil, family Curculionidae, i dont recognize it anymore than that though, but that family should be a good starting place (too bad weevils are the most abundant beetle family on earth ;))
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Kyle Pias
, 6 November, 2005 - 11:30pm
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Lixus
I agree, a weevil. Looks like it is in the genus Lixus. Lixus concavus is one well-known member of the genus, Rhubarb Weevil.
Nice photo.
--Stephen
Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
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Stephen_WV
, 7 November, 2005 - 3:57am
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???
What fascinating creatures! I've heard of weevils, but I never knew they were so strange looking.
One question-- aren't weevils normally very tiny? My insect was at least 1/2 inch long (I'll upload another picture for perspective) and the plant is, I believe, a paw-paw tree. Thanks for all the help trying to ID!
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KaitlynD
, 10 November, 2005 - 5:22pm
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Varied Family
There are some tiny Weevils, and some relatively large ones. The Rhubarb Weevil may be 15 mm, and a lot of the Nut Weevils (Curculio) reach that size or greater too.
As for your subject line, "Cute, Isn't he?" how about this fun weevil:
--Stephen
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Buckhannon, WV
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, 11 November, 2005 - 3:43am
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