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Beetle from BC, Canada - Lepyrus oregonus
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Beetle from BC, Canada - Lepyrus oregonus
Poplar Creek, West Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada
July 7, 2017
Very unusual head and easily recognizable from the long snout. Note how the antenna fold in next to the nose but are hinged to allow forward extension.

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Contributed by Wayne Logus on 9 July, 2017 - 10:31am
Last updated 3 July, 2023 - 7:26pm

Moved tentatively...
Moved from Lepyrus.
… v belov, 3 July, 2023 - 7:26pm

here we go; nice shots
as far as weeivls go, Tournotaris is not closely related to bark beetles, and the species shown here is not closely related to either

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 9 July, 2017 - 10:39am

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