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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae) » Flower Weevils (Baridinae) » Apostasimerini » Stethobaris » Stethobaris ovata

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What kind of weevil? - Stethobaris ovata

Ontario, Canada
July 17, 2007

Realizing that playing dead was getting it nowhere, it sprung to life, ran around, then quickly flew away.

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What kind of weevil? - Stethobaris ovata

What kind of weevil? - Stethobaris ovata

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Contributed by David Kleiman on 19 July, 2007 - 3:16pm
Last updated 26 October, 2008 - 9:30am

Moved

Moved from Baridinae.

… tom murray, 26 October, 2008 - 9:30am

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Baridinae subfamily

diverse and difficult group, no idea on genus.

… Boris Büche, 20 July, 2007 - 4:15am

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Stethobaris cf. ovata LeC.

(MCZ type seen)

… v belov, 26 October, 2008 - 7:28am

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Good enough for me

I didn't expect much more than a family. Thanks Boris

… David Kleiman, 20 July, 2007 - 11:09am

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weevils playing dead

I'm so glad you mentioned that - I found an acorn weevil seemingly "dead" in my house, but was surprised when I set it outside, it ran away. I thought it was probably sick and only fear revived it temporarily, but now I'm consoled that it was probably just playing dead!
I love the "action" in this picture - haha, look at him go! Sorry I can't help with the ID, but thanks for the submission.

… joot, 19 July, 2007 - 4:53pm

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Aren't weevils great?

I'm happy to have provided you with peace-of-mind about your weevil situation. I absolutely love these little critters and I get so frustrated every time they pull this trick on me. In the back of my mind I know they're going to do it, but I'm more interested in getting the photograph on the host plant. More often than not they drop to the ground and disappear! Not this time though!

And I too love the action in this shot (though I wish he didn't move so fast so I could get a more focused image!)

… David Kleiman, 19 July, 2007 - 7:49pm

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