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Some kind of Weevil - what kind of weevil is this? - Sphenophorus phoeniciensis
Copyright © 2014 Eily VanderMeer

Some kind of Weevil - what kind of weevil is this? - Sphenophorus phoeniciensis
Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
August 16, 2014
Size: very small

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Some kind of Weevil - what kind of weevil is this? - Sphenophorus phoeniciensis Some kind of Weevil - what kind of weevil is this? - Sphenophorus phoeniciensis
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Contributed by Eily VanderMeer on 20 August, 2014 - 4:29pm
Last updated 4 September, 2014 - 1:23am

Moved tentatively
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 4 September, 2014 - 1:23am login or register to post comments

Sphenophorus...
must be S. phoeniciensis...very common in the Phoenix area (I collected it commonly in Phoenix and Tempe).
… Blaine Mathison, 20 August, 2014 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

 
I think you are right
I just googled it and it looks the same. Thanks!!! This site is awesome.
… Eily VanderMeer, 20 August, 2014 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

state abbreviations do not belong in the City field; pls correct
...and please make sure to crop images down to just the bug
any other angles?
… v belov, 20 August, 2014 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

 
edits made - thanks for the help
Thanks. it was very small about 1mm in size
… Eily VanderMeer, 20 August, 2014 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

 
you must mean about 1 cm.
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… Skip Blanchard, 21 August, 2014 - 4:23am login or register to post comments

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