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Hunting Billbug (Sphenophorus venatus vestitus)
Photo#694877
Copyright © 2012
Mark H Brown
unknown billbug -
Sphenophorus venatus
Hawkeye Wildlife Area, Johnson County, Iowa, USA
June 3, 2012
Size: around 1 cm
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Contributed by
Mark H Brown
on 24 August, 2012 - 11:23pm
Last updated 10 February, 2013 - 5:49pm
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Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden
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Charles W. O'Brien
, 10 February, 2013 - 5:46pm
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head profile might help a lot
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v belov
, 24 August, 2012 - 11:34pm
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Only shot
I'll remember that for the billbugs in the future...Thanks!
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Mark H Brown
, 24 August, 2012 - 11:48pm
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ok, we'll try
profile shots are important for many weevils, but even more so in billbug identification -- it's an extremely tough group, with many spp. that are both madly variable and widespread
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v belov
, 24 August, 2012 - 11:58pm
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