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Sweet potato beetle/Pod borer/Ash weevil

Myllocerus viridanus Fabricius, 1775

Photo by m.prasad.369
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Field Notes

Description:

Length: ~0.4cm
Season : Rainy season
Time : 01:50am 16Jun2021
Frequency : Very Rare
Life stage : Adult
Eye orbits shape : Rectangular (usual is oval shape)

Habitat:

Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of plants.

Reference Links:

Myllocerus viridanus - Wikipedia, Pod Borer | Project Noah

Species ID Suggestions

Ash weevil

Myllocerus viridanus

Reference Link
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PublishedMay 28, 2022

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