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Dodder Gall Weevil (Smicronyx sculpticollis)
Photo#1112142
Copyright © 2015
Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
Weevil [=Smicronyx sculpticollis?] ID Request -
Smicronyx sculpticollis
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
July 21, 2015
Is this the adult Dodder Gall Weevil?
Observed on a Cuscuta sp.
Contributed by
Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
on 30 July, 2015 - 10:48am
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Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
, 30 July, 2015 - 11:24am
wish i could help... can confirm the 'weevil' and 'adult' parts'
))))
i see no inconsistencies here with the habitus of
S. sculpticollis
, so.. great call, all in all
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v belov
, 30 July, 2015 - 11:22am
These are pretty small.
Thanks, =v=.
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Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
, 30 July, 2015 - 11:23am
unless it was a male...
then it would be a Son Gall Weevil and not a Dodder Gall Weevil...
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Blaine Mathison
, 30 July, 2015 - 11:29am
Yes it would, Blaine!
HAH!
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Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
, 30 July, 2015 - 11:31am