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Cocklebur Weevil

Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus

Photo by dylanrt95
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30.1887, -85.7263

Field Notes

Habitat:

I found it on the beach trudging through the sand. I've lived here 15 years and I've never seen it before

Species ID Suggestions

Palmetto weevil

Rhynchophorus cruentatus

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Cocklebur Weevil

Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus

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MaryEvans2
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MaryEvans2
Looks like a Weevil but not sure just which one.
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 7, 2012

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