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black-scratched weevil - Sciaphilus asperatus
Copyright © 2004 Robin McLeod

black-scratched weevil - Sciaphilus asperatus
Lucan Conservation Area, Ontario, Canada
May 22, 2004
These ones have a fat abdomen in comparison to the thorax/head, and they have black "scratch" marks on the rear end, similar to Sciaphilus asperatus shown here, here, and here. The last site mentioned calls this species Strawberry Root Weevil - the same name often given to Otiorhynchus ovatus.
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 17 December, 2004 - 2:31am
Last updated 14 February, 2012 - 12:16pm

Thanks, Tom
Moved from Snout and Bark Beetles.
… Robin McLeod, 24 November, 2006 - 12:11am login or register to post comments

Robin, I had [url=http://bugg
Robin, I had this one identified by a German beetle entomologist as Sciaphilus asperatus.
It looks like this is the same species as my picture.
… tom murray, 22 November, 2006 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

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