Weevil Mating Event - Neoptochus adspersus

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Weevil Mating Event - Neoptochus adspersus -

Crystal River, Citrus County, Florida, USA
July 5, 2015

This partridge pea was covered in weevils, most of them mating, as were some of the other partridge pea plants around it. I even saw clusters of 3 in some places. Most of them are white, but some of them have lost their scales and became more brown than white. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMGXIasUgUU

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Weevil Mating Event - Neoptochus adspersus - male - female

Weevil - Neoptochus adspersus - male - female

Contributed by Masumi Palhof on 23 February, 2016 - 12:44pm
Last updated 23 February, 2016 - 1:53pm

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