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Photo by Adarsha B S
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Description:

Red weevil....!

Species ID Suggestions

leaf-rolling weevil

Henicolabus sp.
Omias
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Comments (11)
Adarsha B S
Ha ha ha :) u hav great sense of humor Sckel :)
Sckel
Someone's been eating canned spinach.
Adarsha B S
Thank you Lauren :) Any suggestions u have?
LaurenZarate
Beautiful Adarsha! I've seen other weevils with these strong muscular front legs and wish we could see if this is only in the males. I don't know yet if the legs are a male feature for holding a female or a species feature for holding on to branches.

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The Color Red
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Biodiversity of Western Ghats (India)
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PublishedJune 17, 2013

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