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Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

on a plant that resembles tumbleweed

Notes:

The humidity was messing with my focus ability

Species ID Suggestions

Amaranth weevil

Hypolixus sp.
thaptor
1

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thaptor
Members of genus feed on Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceae (to which tumbleweed / Salsola belongs).

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PublishedJanuary 18, 2017

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