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Flower Beetle

Mycterus curculioides

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Description:

They are dark grey, have thoracic and golden grey elytral pubescence and the head has an extended rostrum. They can be distinguished from Mycterus tibialis and Mycterus umbellatarum by their narrower and longer rostrum. The adults grow up to 7 - 9 mm long.

Notes:

The ID was provided by the website http://www.kerbtier.de/ listed under the request # 5726 and it can be found by searching here http://www.kerbtier.de/cgi-bin/enSnapSearch.cgi

Reference Links:

Mycterus curculioides, Mycterus curculioides - www.galerie-insecte.org

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