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Notolomus sp. 2 - Notolomus
Copyright © 2009 Mike Quinn

Notolomus sp. 2 - Notolomus
Sabal Palm Sanctuary, se Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA
June 6, 2009
Notolomus sp. 2
Det. E. G. Riley, 2009

spmn in the TAMUIC
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 17 June, 2009 - 12:24am
Last updated 17 February, 2019 - 4:12pm

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Moved
Moved from Notolomus variegatus.
… Mike Quinn, 19 June, 2009 - 11:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Snout and Bark Beetles.
… v belov, 17 June, 2009 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

ID
Notolomus variegatus (Suffrian) another palm flower weevil, common in FL and in Cuba and the Greater Antilles. Often taken with N. basalis.
Both are attracted to the freshly opened palm inflorescences and can be taken in the thousands from a single inflorescence. Some fly to lights too.
… Charles W. O'Brien, 17 June, 2009 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks much for the dets
Ed beat on a lot of palm inflorescences to get a few of these two palm weevil spp... Thanks again, Mike
… Mike Quinn, 17 June, 2009 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

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