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Pea Weevil

Bruchinae

Photo by Sckel
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Field Notes

Notes:

Strange beetle. Not very attractive. Was all the time on the defensive.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Sckel
Thanks for your help tom.
Tom15
Looks like a Pea Weevil (Bruchinae) and similar to Amblycerus robiniae http://bugguide.net/node/view/88689/bgimage, but the only species in the genus I could find that was in South America was Amblycerus nigromarginatus, but I couldn't find any pictures.

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PublishedMarch 1, 2014

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