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broad-nosed weevil - Barynotus obscurus

Fort Beausejour National Historic Site, Aulac, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
September 3, 2012
Size: est. 11mm

found injured on sandy trail through open fields; any guidance appreciated! My size estimate was based on the 9mm width of the ring in this photo.

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broad-nosed weevil - Barynotus obscurus

broad-nosed weevil - Barynotus obscurus

broad-nosed weevil - Barynotus obscurus

broad-nosed weevil - Barynotus obscurus

Contributed by Stuart Tingley on 3 September, 2012 - 8:27pm
Last updated 5 September, 2012 - 6:48am

Moved tentatively

Moved from Barynotus.

… v belov, 4 September, 2012 - 2:24am

Thanks!

Thanks very much, v!

… Stuart Tingley, 5 September, 2012 - 6:47am

bad angles... need a good dorsal to proceed

Moved from Broad-nosed Weevils.

… v belov, 3 September, 2012 - 8:38pm

Dorsal added

Thanks for your help, -v-. I've added a dorsal view, probably not clear enough for your needs.

… Stuart Tingley, 3 September, 2012 - 8:52pm

much appreciated, Stu

you see, it's not even a matter of sharpness or clarity, it's the only way to assess and grasp the gestalt -- so much so that more often than not a poor but straight dorsal is worth a dozen of oblique angles (the latter may well be of great use, too, in some cases -- but usually as supplementary evidence only)

… v belov, 3 September, 2012 - 8:58pm

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