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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae) » Hidden Snout Weevils (Cryptorhynchinae) » Gasterocercini » Cophes » Cophes oblongus
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Texas SE Gulf Coast -Cophes?? - Cophes oblongus
Copyright © 2017 Monica Krancevic

Texas SE Gulf Coast -Cophes?? - Cophes oblongus
Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
April 15, 2017
Size: ~5mm total length
After searching every Carpet Beetle, I found Weevils!

And after searching every Weevil, I found Cophes as a possibility. The closest, although not recorded in Tx, appears to be

Couldn't get lateral as it was mashed up against a wall.

Any assistance in placing this critter would be greatly appreciated.
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Contributed by Monica Krancevic on 16 April, 2017 - 2:03pm

good call!
i see 2 or 3 of these at my porch lights every night this time of year
it's recorded in TX alright -- e.g. here

Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 16 April, 2017 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Ooh, good resource link
Thanks and it's bookmarked.
… Monica Krancevic, 16 April, 2017 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

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