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The Partridge Bug (Scolops sulcipes)
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Copyright © 2009
Hilma Anderson
Is this a weevil? -
Scolops sulcipes
Franklin, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
August 11, 2009
Size: about 3/8"
Due to its proboscis, I'm guessing this may be some kind of weevil...am I correct?
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Contributed by
Hilma Anderson
on 11 August, 2009 - 12:46pm
Last updated 29 January, 2010 - 8:23pm
Moved
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Ron M.
, 11 August, 2009 - 2:34pm
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Check out the Scolops
such as
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john and jane balaban
, 11 August, 2009 - 1:27pm
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Common name?
I looked at your link and it seems to be a Scolops sulcipes. Does it have a more common name. I'm assuming it doesn't belong to the weevil family but is related to the palnt hoppers, right?
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Hilma Anderson
, 11 August, 2009 - 1:50pm
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Scolops sulcipes
These insects are commonly called "patridge bugs" because they sit up with their noses in the air.
Nice going - you found a long-winged individual.
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Andy Hamilton
, 11 August, 2009 - 1:55pm
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That's funny
It does look a little stuck up, don't you think?
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Hilma Anderson
, 11 August, 2009 - 1:57pm
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true bug, some kind of hopper...
I give up after Superfamily Cicadoidea. :P
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M. N. O'Donnell
, 11 August, 2009 - 1:21pm
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