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Broad-nosed Weevil - Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Copyright © 2006 Peter Hollinger

Broad-nosed Weevil - Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 8, 2006
Size: 1 cm
Indoors (houseplant?). Otiorhynchus?
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Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 8 March, 2006 - 7:11pm
Last updated 10 March, 2006 - 3:10pm

Otiorhynchus sulcatus.
Nice images of a black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus. Flightless, often wander into houses.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 March, 2006 - 1:59pm

 
Thanks, Eric
I thought O. sulcatus looked most likely, but I didn't know if there were similar species.
… Peter Hollinger, 10 March, 2006 - 3:06pm

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