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Palm Weevil

Rhynchophorus cruentatus

Photo by JeffreyDuby
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Field Notes

Description:

The adults of the palmetto weevil vary in color from solid black to almost completely red with a variable black pattern. Their total length from the tip of the rostrum to end of the pygidium (the tergum of the last visible segment of the abdomen) ranges from 1.9 to 3.0 cm.

Habitat:

Palmettos

Reference Links:

palmetto weevil - Rhynchophorus cruentatus Fabricius

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