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Which weevil is this? - Caulophilus oryzae
Copyright © 2013 Cynthia Bingham Keiser

Which weevil is this? - Caulophilus oryzae
Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
September 2, 2013
Size: 2 mm
Smallest weevil I've ever seen under porch light.

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Which weevil is this? - Caulophilus oryzae Which weevil is this? - Caulophilus oryzae Which weevil is this? - Caulophilus oryzae
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Contributed by Cynthia Bingham Keiser on 3 September, 2013 - 12:50am
Last updated 30 January, 2014 - 1:59pm

ID confirmed by C.W. O'Brien
Moved from Cossoninae.

excellent!
… v belov, 4 September, 2013 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

very nice; can't tell offhand, will revisit; Caulophilus oryzae?
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 3 September, 2013 - 6:07am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
If it's needed, I can check the light again tonight and get more detail of a particular feature.
… Cynthia Bingham Keiser, 3 September, 2013 - 7:55pm login or register to post comments

 
a sharp straight dorsal & a profile would be very helpful
but, of course, collecting voucher specimens is always the best way to get a positive ID to everybody's satisfaction
… v belov, 4 September, 2013 - 7:28am login or register to post comments

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