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Gigas Weevil

Sipalinus gigas

Photo by bob5
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Field Notes

Description:

Large. About 1 and a half inch long.Stout body. Colurs are mottled brown with dark lines on the thorax.

Habitat:

Lowland forest.

Species ID Suggestions

Gigas Weevil

Sipalinus gigas

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (2)
bob5
Thank you bayucca for this ID.
bayucca
Curculionidae, Dryophtorinae, Orthognathini, Sipalinus gigas. Cool one!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sipalinus_gigas http://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=520781

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PublishedJanuary 31, 2019

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