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black weevil on milkweed - Rhyssomatus palmacollis

black weevil on milkweed - Rhyssomatus palmacollis
Ackworth, Warren County, Iowa, USA
July 16, 2009
Size: ~6 mm
Found between crowded upper leaves of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) in grassy old field. Dorsal view. I obtained one additional photo before I bumped the plant, which prompted the weevil to release its hold on the leaf and tumble away.

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Moved
Moved from Rhyssomatus.

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Rhyssomatus probably palmacollis

Rhyssomatus
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