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Weevil - Mononychus vulpeculus
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Weevil - Mononychus vulpeculus
Bethlehem, New Hampshire, USA
June 20, 2005
Size: 4mm
This is an odd shape for a weevil, very chunky. It was on a blue flag iris flower, streamside.
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Contributed by tom murray on 24 June, 2005 - 9:45pm
Last updated 9 May, 2006 - 4:13pm

Moved
to species page.
… Jim McClarin, 9 May, 2006 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

Curculionidae: Mononychus vulpeculus
An older specimen. Compare with the one taken by Jim.
… Donald S. Chandler, 9 May, 2006 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Don and Jim.
… tom murray, 9 May, 2006 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

Cedar Creek site
Looks like Mononychus vulpeculus from Cedar Creek.
http://cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/album/024113282ap.html
… tom murray, 2 July, 2005 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Dead views!
I wish they would at least *pose* their pinned specimens in a natural position. The dorsal-view shape, the elytral color and texture, and the light medial stripe are about all we have to go on here. Can't tell much from side view.
… Jim McClarin, 2 July, 2005 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Dead views
That's about all there is on most bugs, if you can even find an image. This site is great with the live natural shots, and the growing number of identified species.
… tom murray, 2 July, 2005 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

Compare
Similar to, but not identical to this one, that was present in numbers on some irises by a pond in Hudson NH:
… Jim McClarin, 25 June, 2005 - 12:24am login or register to post comments

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