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Weevil - Ellescus scanicus

Weevil - Ellescus scanicus
Sugarloaf Mountain, Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
May 15, 2010
Found on the plant in the attached picture.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

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Elleschus scanicus (Paykull) An introduction from Europe but established in the US.

 
ha! thanks, Charlie.
glad i made the page once this one popped up :)

reminds me of Ellescus
could you add a dorsal? the specimen's in you possession, i gather -- pls make our life easier, there's no point in testing experts' proficiency where you can take a clear shot

 
Nope
I don't own the specimen. I was on a hike and I saw it took a shot or two. Others being sort of out of focus seeing as it was rather small. It's not always easy to take a clear shot when you are out on a hike during a windy day. I was surprised to even get this one, I have rather shaky hands.

 
you did well, given the circumstances!
for stuff this small, it would enormously help taking the specimens home, refrigerating a bit till they can't move fast, and take a large series of pix [to choose from] on a neutral background. this would cut tons of unnecessary guesswork -- after all, you want your stuff reliably IDed, and those who identify your catch want to be reasonably confident, too

 
I'll start
I'll start doing that, thanks for the tip.

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