Star Thistle Weevil - Eustenopus villosus Cool, El Dorado County, California, USA September 8, 2003 Size: 6.5 mm
Taken from Yellow Star Thistle plants with sweep net.
I was told by locals this was the species introduced to control this introduced plant, but a Web image search reveals it is not Banga*sternus orient*alis, which has a far shorter snout.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Jim McClarin on 19 November, 2005 - 8:52pm Last updated 15 February, 2008 - 9:22am |