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What do you think this is? - Pachnaeus opalus

Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
June 12, 2008
Size: .25"

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What do you think this is? - Pachnaeus opalus

What do you think this is? - Pachnaeus opalus

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Contributed by Robert Lord Brown on 12 June, 2008 - 7:15pm
Last updated 11 October, 2008 - 3:38am

This is probably Pachnaeus azurescens

Rostrum seems a bit too long for P. opalus but I can't make out the rostral carinae well enough to be positive.

Pachnaeus azurescens is a superficially very similar and apparently very closely related Cuban species that has become established in the past few decades in the area east of Tampa bay. There are a number known Floridian records mostly scattered around the Lakeland area. The primary means to separate the species is sculpture of the epifrons, which isn't clear in most photo records.

… Brian H. Reily, 17 August, 2022 - 1:24am

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Moved

Moved from Broad-nosed Weevils.

… Ron M., 11 October, 2008 - 3:38am

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Not Artipus

Rather Pachnaeus opalus

… Michael C. Thomas, 12 June, 2008 - 10:18pm

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please move to the sp. page...

...or request a new one!

… v belov, 11 October, 2008 - 1:19am

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Thank you

Thanks for the correction Mike. I honestly wasn't sure if Artipus is even known on the gulf coast, but the particularly small size had me thinking Artipus. What is the best way to distinguish these two visually (particulary by photo)? Would it be the slight greenish tint and less mottled elytra?

… Jason D. Roberts, 13 June, 2008 - 7:06am

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Entiminae

Appears to be one of the broad-nosed weevils in the subfamily Entiminae. My thoughts would be Artipus floridanus, but the elytra looks too smooth, although the color and the lack of spines on the hind femur is consistent with A. floridanus.

… Jason D. Roberts, 12 June, 2008 - 7:55pm

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