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what am I? - Arrenodes minutus - female
Copyright © 2015 Marcia Morris

what am I? - Arrenodes minutus - Female
Verona, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
May 29, 2015
this critter was hanging out with the moths at the porch light - and what is that long mouthpart extending from its head?
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Contributed by Marcia Morris on 30 May, 2015 - 8:11am

thanks!
thank you all for the comments 8-)
… Marcia Morris, 30 May, 2015 - 9:35am login or register to post comments

snout is an extension of the head capsule, not mouthparts
the short, chewing, perfectly beetle-like mouthparts are visible at the end of the snout
… v belov, 30 May, 2015 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. She uses those long mouthparts to chew a hole into the wood for egg laying
… john and jane balaban, 30 May, 2015 - 8:48am login or register to post comments

A
Weevil, Oak timberworm.
Cool weevils.
… Lisa I., 30 May, 2015 - 8:25am login or register to post comments

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