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WeevilsWhat is this bug?
Can you tell what type of bug this is? We found it at the Imperial Sand Dunes in California, close to the Arizona and Mexico border. We are curious. Thanks!
Jenny
Hi Jenny,
The best we were able to do was to say that this is a species of Weevil. We wrote to Eric Eaton who has this to add: ” I think it is something in the genus Ophryastes, but I know someone who would know for sure. I’ll forward the message and see if he can’t help. He is the grand master of North American weevils, but I don’t want to wear out my welcome. Nice specimen in any event! My weevil expert friend just replied. It is indeed Ophryastes, and is 90% certain it is O. aridus.
Eric “
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