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Id request - Pissodes nemorensis
Copyright © 2009 J. Ott

Id request - Pissodes nemorensis
Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA
October 24, 2009
Size: 8mm BL w/o snout
I believe this is Pissodes nemorensis,guide list Pissodes at 4-6mm however.Also quick to take flight.
Found on Oak.

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Contributed by J. Ott on 24 October, 2009 - 7:24pm
Last updated 24 October, 2009 - 10:11pm

you won; my bad!
Moved from White Pine Weevil.
… v belov, 24 October, 2009 - 10:11pm

ID
Pissodes nemorensis Germar; The oak is incidental since all Pissodes are breeding in conifers.
… Charles W. O'Brien, 24 October, 2009 - 10:07pm

pretty sure about sp. but will check with top guns
Johnny-- this is a lovely series; keep the nice stuff coming!

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 24 October, 2009 - 8:30pm

 
Thanks V, this guy is stout and has quiet a grip, hard
to imagine a Billbug at 15mm but would love to find one.
… J. Ott, 24 October, 2009 - 8:51pm

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