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Ironweed Curculio - Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus

Ironweed Curculio - Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, USA
June 11, 2008
Size: approx 1/2 inch
This little guy was busy sticking that beak into the stem of a young sunflower, the ants were crawling all over him and it didn't seem to bother him in the least.

Moved
Moved from Rhodobaenus.

Rh. tredecimpunctatus

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Moved to genus page = ID

Moved
Moved from Beetles.

I found the same on my sunflo
I found the same on my sunflowers two days ago. I hope they don't end up destroying my plants.

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