Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Register
·
Log In
Home
Guide
ID Request
Recent
Frass
Forums
Donate
Help
Clickable Guide
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Registration
is open for the
2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho
July 24-27
Moth submissions
from
National Moth Week 2023
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico
, July 20-24
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana
, April 28-May 2
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2019 gathering in Louisiana
, July 25-27
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2018 gathering in Virginia
, July 27-29
Previous events
Taxonomy
Browse
Info
Images
Links
Books
Data
Home
» Guide »
Arthropods (Arthropoda)
»
Hexapods (Hexapoda)
»
Insects (Insecta)
»
Beetles (Coleoptera)
»
Polyphaga
»
Series Cucujiformia
»
Curculionoidea
»
Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae)
»
Curculioninae
»
Curculionini
»
Nut and Acorn Weevils (Curculio)
Photo#1879850
Copyright © 2020
Pamela Piombino
Curculio glandium? -
Curculio
Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, USA
August 13, 2020
Came to MV light, 8330' elevation, native grass meadow, Ponderosa, Gambel oak, New Mexico Locust
Images of this individual:
tag all
tag
·
login
or
register
to post comments
Contributed by
Pamela Piombino
on 22 August, 2020 - 2:05pm
Last updated 22 August, 2020 - 7:32pm
Curculio
Yes, I know that iN has many i.d. problems and might not be too useful for many serious researchers. However, they clearly state that their primary mission is to engage people in nature, and they are certainly succeeding in doing that.
It is fortunate that some very competent scientists and amateur naturalists do help with correct and cautious identifications.
…
Pamela Piombino
, 22 August, 2020 - 9:48pm
login
or
register
to post comments
Curculio glandium
First, I always appreciate your time in helping to parse my postings. Thank you.
Here is the map from iNaturalist showing C. glandium in many areas of the U.S. I see that it is common in Europe. I'm a beginner who mostly concentrates on moths and truly try my best to identify what I photograph. Stay well, Pam
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/148145-Curculio-glandium
…
Pamela Piombino
, 22 August, 2020 - 8:29pm
login
or
register
to post comments
thanks for pointing to the source
since the trusted sources show no Canadian/US records of
C. glandium
, i'll make further inquiries (ask the leading experts on weevils and on adventive species), but
prima facie
this map looks utterly suspicious to me
the amount of misleading data and "false positives" coming out of that site is staggering
…
v belov
, 22 August, 2020 - 9:21pm
login
or
register
to post comments
C. glandium ever recorded in the W. Hemisphere?
Moved from
ID Request
.
…
v belov
, 22 August, 2020 - 7:32pm
login
or
register
to post comments
Comment viewing options
Flat list - collapsed
Flat list - expanded
Threaded list - collapsed
Threaded list - expanded
Date - newest first
Date - oldest first
10 comments per page
30 comments per page
50 comments per page
70 comments per page
90 comments per page
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.