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Clover Weevil - Sitona hispidulus
Copyright © 2009 John R. Maxwell

Clover Weevil - Sitona hispidulus
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
December 8, 2009
Size: Maybe around 4 mm?
I'm thinking Sitona hispidulus (Clover Weevil). Found sweeping the grass and CLOVER!

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 8 December, 2009 - 11:53pm
Last updated 27 July, 2016 - 7:25am

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Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 9 December, 2009 - 7:09am

It reminds me of the thistle weevils I have seen...
...I also just wanted to add that you keep fooling me into thinking that you are using a DSLR. It must be painstaking work to get this kind of detail with a Powershot! I had my Canon Rebel XTi stolen a few months ago, and have had a bit experience - most bad - trying to use point and shoots.

Kudo's to you, but I am dying to get a DSLR again!
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 9 December, 2009 - 12:12am

 
Thanks
It's easy, take a hundred images and delete 95! Just kidding (a little). I have had a few hard to shoot bugs (before I started figuring a few things out) that I shot close to 300 images because I wasn't happy with what I was getting. Now I get there a lot faster! (55 - but it was running pretty good)

I need to find a camera shop that will let me try/rent a used one for a weekend. I can't buy a DSLR without some test time.
… John R. Maxwell, 9 December, 2009 - 12:19am

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