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Snout or Weevil - Amalus scortillum
Copyright © 2012 Steve McKechnie

Snout or Weevil - Amalus scortillum
White Fox, Torch River, Saskatchewan, Canada
March 31, 2012
Size: ~ 1.5 mm
Likely out of season. In the last two weeks these began showing up inside a pail with a piece of sod, that has been warm and moist for the winter.

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Contributed by Steve McKechnie on 2 April, 2012 - 12:54am
Last updated 3 March, 2013 - 11:13am

Amalus scortillum --det. B.A. Korotyaev
Moved from Ceutorhynchini.
… v belov, 3 March, 2013 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

suspect Amalus...
...but we may never know; nice bug anyway --pls try to get sharper pics so i could show them around

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 2 April, 2012 - 6:45am login or register to post comments

 
Sharper pics
Thanks for getting it close. Sorry for the picture effort, I cut off the blade of grass it was on, put it onto paper and set it on the garage floor.
These two were the best of six. If I ever see another one I’ll slow down and try a little harder.
… Steve McKechnie, 3 April, 2012 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

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