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Gray Weevils on Jerusalem Artichokes - Smicronyx sordidus
Copyright © 2021 Margy Stewart

Gray Weevils on Jerusalem Artichokes - Smicronyx sordidus
Junction City, 15 mi. SE, McDowell Creek, Gravel Bank, Geary County, Kansas, USA
August 21, 2021
Size: 1/8-3/16"
These gray striped weevils were meeting and greeting on sunflowers along the creek (Jerusalem Artichokes, Helianthus tuberosus).

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Gray Weevils on Jerusalem Artichokes - Smicronyx sordidus Gray Weevils on Jerusalem Artichokes - Smicronyx sordidus
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Contributed by Margy Stewart on 21 August, 2021 - 11:37pm
Last updated 28 January, 2022 - 5:54pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Brad Barnd, 28 January, 2022 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

Smicronyx sordidus, i suspect
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… v belov, 22 August, 2021 - 12:43am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the ID! It mak
Thank you for the ID! It makes sense, given the host plant--which luckily is far more numerous than the weevils!
… Margy Stewart, 5 September, 2021 - 12:17am login or register to post comments

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