Many thanks, v. I thought I looked at every weevil in the guide. Don't know how I missed it. Looks like a first for PA.

wow! must have taken hours... And you're right, this one in not among the most often encountered weevils. Thanks for sharing!

I probably missed it one of the times I fell asleep. :)

:-]

Is Maplewood in southern Jersey? Must be, northen Jersey only has domesticated bugs.

a large chunk of forest next door -- and every beetle imaginable; around here, i've seen many species represented in the Guide by single images or missing altogether

Thanks for all your help. I am sure everyone appreciates it.

Neat to have that many right in your neighborhood. All insecta have been scarce here in SC PA this year. Been picking up some the past week or two.

...in our area, however densely populated, we still have a lot of wildlife (a couple of stranded bears removed from the neighborhood last summer) -- turkeys, foxes, chipmunks -- and what have you
bugwise, this season was a bit disappointing, i must admit -- but not without a few pleasant surprises at lights (and by that i mean stuff under 6 mm -- mostly well under :)

Thanks for the reply, Ron.