Bug found in apartment.
Location: Toronto, Ontario
January 24, 2012 4:44 pm
My girlfriend and I moved in to our apartment in east york ontario 3 months ago. Immediately we started noticing ants and after about 2 months started noticing few of these little guys. To me it looks like a weevil but I’d like to be sure. Also, do they bite?
Signature: Thanks, Toothbrush
Weevil
dear Toothbrush,
This is a Weevil and they do not bite. They do infest stored grain products. Try checking the rice in the pantry and we frequently get responses that they have infested stored bird seed.
What’s this white bug….
Location: Naples, FL
December 15, 2011 12:55 pm
I have found a few of these white ”ladybug” type insects on my Hybiscus tree in Naples FL. It is December (winter in Paradise). They are about the size of a small ladybug….it doesn’t look like they have eaten any of the leaves…you have to zoom in to see it better.
Signature: SherrieB
Sri Lanka Weevil
Dear SherrieB,
This appears to be a Little Leaf Notcher Weevil, Artipus floridanus, a native species found in “hammock, pineland, mangrove” and considered to be “a minor pest of Citrus and other plants” according to BugGuide. We wish your photo was a closer view because we cannot, however, discount that this might actually be an invasive species, the Sri Lanka Weevil or Yellow-headed Ravenous Weevil, Myllocerus undecimpustulatus, which is also pictured on BugGuide where it is stated: “in FL, recorded from 55 host plant spp., from palms to roadside weeds, including citrus.”
Thanks, I believe that the head is white, so it’sprobably a Little Leaf Notcher Weevil….I checked it with a magnifying glass. I appreciate your time SherrieB
Hi again SherrieB,
A reader just left a comment that this is the Sri Lanka Weevil. We have requested additional information.
a groundnut shaped insect
Location: Kuching, Borneo island
December 15, 2011 11:21 pm
I took these three photos of this tiny bug crawling on my car porch. Location is in Borneo island
Signature: Hornbill
Weevil
Dear Hornbill,
This is some species of Weevil, a type of beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea.
¶ Posted 16 December 2011 § ‡ ° Looked like a walkingstick with antlers!
Location: Marathon, Florida (Florida Keys)
December 8, 2011 1:45 pm
While in the sideyard in Mid-May, I spotted this strange creature on a wooden fence. I hurried for the camera and took two photos before it crawled away. I have never seen one like it before or since that day. My research has turned up nothing similar either.
Signature: Gail
Tropical Weevil
Hi Gail,
The last time we received an image of this Tropical Weevil, Brentus anchorago, the photograph was taken in Costa Rica. It is, according to BugGuide: “widespread in neotropics: Mexico, West Indies, South America. In North America, found only in southernmost Florida.”
¶ Posted 10 December 2011 § ‡ ° Sagada Spotted Beetle
Location: Sagada, Mountain Province, Philippines
September 21, 2011 1:04 am
Dear Mr. Bugman sir,
I do not have even a passing familiarity with entomology and would very much like to ask your help in identifying the bug you see below.
A friend of mine got the shot in the northern Philippines, and this little fellow is perched on a bean leaf (if that helps any).
Local names for insects like abeb, lusingan, and salagubang aren’t much help. Hoping you can help solve the mystery of the Sagada bug 
Signature: september
Weevil from the Philippines
Dear September,
This is some species of Weevil. It looks similar, but not exactly like the Weevils in this mounted collection pictured on Etsy. It also looks somewhat like this colorful Weevil we posted earlier in the month.
Thank you, Bugman! Such a prompt response as well. I was researching on my own and came to the conclusion that it was some sort of weevil as well.
I must admit that I am quite interested in learning more about entomology, and I owe that to you and your lovely website.
Much obliged,
September
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¶ Posted 21 September 2011 § ‡ ° Beautiful Creature – Indonesia
Location: Somewhere in Indonesia (jungle)
September 8, 2011 10:17 pm
I have a friend visiting the jungle area of Indonesia. He took this picture of an insect – I consider it to be a beautiful yet odd looking but in an awesome way type of insect. Can you help identify it? He almost looks like he could be clay-mation.
Signature: JJ
Colorful Weevil from Indonesia
Dear JJ,
While we haven’t the time to research what we believe will not be too difficult of a species identification, we are immediately posting your photo of this magnificent, colorful, Indonesian Weevil. Just prior to hitting post, we decided to see if we could identify this beauty, and we quickly found the appropriately named Eupholus magnificus on InsectaCulture.com.
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¶ Posted 09 September 2011 § ‡ ° Spotted Beetle
Location: northern Philippines
September 7, 2011 3:43 am
Hello there, I’m so glad I found this site – can you tell me what this beetle is? It’s about an inch long and I’ve only seen these in plain black and this one with spots is unusual. Thank you!
Signature: jessimcph
Weevil
Dear jessimcph,
Your photo is somewhat blurry and lacking good resolution, so it is difficult to be certain, but your Weevil bears a physical similarity to this lovely spotted Weevil from the Philippines identified as Pachyrrhynchus sp. on the Science Photo Library website.
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¶ Posted 07 September 2011 § ‡ ° Identify beetle from Costa Rican jungle
Location: Caribbean lowland rainforest, Costa Rica
August 19, 2011 8:33 am
Hello,
I photographed this beetle in caribbean rainforest (La Selva) in Costa Rica. If anyone could identify it I would be most grateful!
Signature: Adrian Hepworth
Unknown Weevil
Hi Adrian,
This is some species of Weevil, though we have not been able to find a matching photo online. Weevils are sometimes called Snout Beetles or Bill Bugs because of the shape of their heads.
Many thanks Daniel – I had the same problem! Much appreciated anyway.
Adrian
Perhaps one of our readers will eventually provide an identification. Sometimes this even happens years later.
Karl provides an answer
October 27, 2011
Weevil from Costa Rica – August 19, 2011
Hi Daniel and Adrian:
I believe it is a Straight-snouted Weevil (Brentidae) in the sub-family Brentinae (tribe Arrhenodini). The general shape, color and pattern appear to be quite common Brentids globally, but I think I can narrow this down to one of two very closely related genera; Arrhenodes or Estenorhinus. Both have representative species in Central America but online photos are difficult to find. Based on the text description and illustrations found in the Electronica Biologia Centrali-Americana (see Figure 11), I am leaning towards E. guttata. The irregular black patches on the sides of the thorax are apparently diagnostic for the species. I can’t be certain but I believe that is getting pretty close. Regards. Karl
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