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Weevil from Boston - Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Copyright © 2010 Jeffrey Taylor

Weevil from Boston - Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Boston - Franklin Park, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
April 9, 2010
Size: about 1.25 cm long
I found this weevil in the laundry room at my work, near a pile of outerwear my boss had worn the day before while working outside for several hours. I suspect that it came indoors on the clothes, since it's a large weevil and I don't know any to be indoor pests. It looks like Genus Otiorynchus to me, but I would love confirmation, and would really love ID to species if that's even possible.
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Contributed by Jeffrey Taylor on 9 April, 2010 - 8:07pm
Last updated 15 February, 2012 - 8:13am

i apologize for this grave error; it was a lapsus calami
picked the wrong s-word from memory, it seems... both species are very common where i grew up, too

Moved from Raspberry Weevil.
… v belov, 10 August, 2011 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 17 April, 2010 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

O. singularis
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… v belov, 9 April, 2010 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

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