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Medium-sized Idaho beetle found under a log - Otiorhynchus ovatus
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Medium-sized Idaho beetle found under a log - Otiorhynchus ovatus
Camass Wildlife Refuge, Jefferson County, Idaho, USA
April 29, 2011
Size: approx 6mm
This can certainly be frassed. This is the only photo I took. I'm curious about the antennae.

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Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 1 May, 2011 - 6:48pm
Last updated 1 May, 2011 - 8:11pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles. Only photos for Idaho, so i won't frass it.

Thanks for the ID.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 1 May, 2011 - 7:23pm

6 mm is moderate-sized ))
Very small Idaho beetle is Otiorhynchus ovatus, a eurotramp weevil common all over NA
… v belov, 1 May, 2011 - 7:01pm

 
Gotta agree.
Here's my scale:
enormous = ...... > 65mm
giant = ............. 35-65mm
large = ............. 20-35mm
medium large = 10-20mm
medium-sized = 5-10mm
small = ............. 3-5mm
very small = ..... 2-3mm
tiny = ............... 1-2mm
minute = .......... < 1mm
… Jim McClarin, 1 May, 2011 - 7:44pm

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