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Fuller Rose Weevil
Naupactus cervinus
33.135, -117.034
Field Notes
Description:
Tan weevil with faint green patches on face. They have a white mark on the side as well as one above the rear legs. This is a type of broad-nosed weevil. "Shoulders reduced (flightless) -- unlike other spp. of the genus."
Habitat:
Unknown sapling in citrus orchard. "a pest of many ornamental plants and trees, including Citrus. Perhaps best known for the damage it inflicts on roses."
Notes:
"Latin 'deer-like' (The description says, "squamulis cervinis metallico-micantibus tectus", which seems to translate to "covered with metallic-shining, cervine little scales", with cervine probably meaning a deep tawny-brown color." - BugGuide
Reference Links:
Species Habronattus pyrrithrix - BugGuide.Net
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PublishedJuly 6, 2013
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