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Agave Weevil - Scyphophorus acupunctatus
Copyright © 2010 Phillip Ruttenbur

Agave Weevil - Scyphophorus acupunctatus
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
May 21, 2010
Size: 3/8 inch

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Contributed by Phillip Ruttenbur on 21 May, 2010 - 9:32pm
Last updated 12 August, 2010 - 6:23am

Moved
Moved from Scyphophorus.
… Beatriz Moisset, 12 August, 2010 - 6:23am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… v belov, 22 May, 2010 - 5:55am login or register to post comments

 
S. acupunctatus
Not uncommon in Phx (the only member of the genus I collected there, although that is not a diagnostic definitive :).
… Blaine Mathison, 22 May, 2010 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

Any agave, yucca, or similar plants nearby?
Looks like a sisal weevil, or maybe something closely related.

… Natalie Hernandez, 21 May, 2010 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
The yard is full of Agave and Cacti
… Phillip Ruttenbur, 22 May, 2010 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

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