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Tiny Black Weevil - Trichapion
Copyright © 2012 Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara

Tiny Black Weevil - Trichapion
San Pedro River Valley, SE of San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
June 8, 2012
found on a Velvet Mesquite flower (Prosopsis velutina), also found another that looks identical to me at night on a Creosote flower (Larrea tridentata); Sonoran desert scrub, elev 2600 feet.

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Contributed by Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara on 25 June, 2012 - 3:57pm
Last updated 5 August, 2020 - 9:02am

Moved
Moved from Pear-shaped Weevils.
… v belov, 5 August, 2020 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara, 26 June, 2012 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

Apioninae of sorts
there are a lot of them associated with legumes in Arizona. Some produce galls on the seed pods!
… Blaine Mathison, 25 June, 2012 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
The name is very fitting. They seem to fit the best with other photos of Tribe Oxystomatini, but many look very similar. I will move it to the Subfamily page. (I never know if I should move the photos or wait for one of the moderators to do that - I hope I'm not causing problems.)
… Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara, 26 June, 2012 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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