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Elephant weevil

Orthorhinus sp.

Photo by Wild Things
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Field Notes

Description:

An Elephant Weevil seen sucking on the juice of a milkweed plant.

Habitat:

Seen at an open forest near a river.

Notes:

Better quality pic at : https://www.flickr.com/photos/satyenmehta/14248452989/

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Orthorhinus cylindrirostris

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Comments (2)
Ingrid3
Wow! Love this little face! nice photo!

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PublishedJune 18, 2014

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