CEUTORHYNCHUS ERYSIMI

CEUTORHYNCHUS ERYSIMI

Ceutorhynchus erysemi
WEEVILS (Curculionidae)

A black weevil with metallic green coloration. It is about 1/10th of an inch long. It was identified by experts at Bugguide.net.

 

This weevil is usually found on shepherds purse. The larvae feed in this plants stems as well as those of several other mustards. It was photographed along Stream Trail. Its overall occurrence at Fontenelle Forest is not known but it should be fairly common.

 

This beetle belongs to the subfamily Ceutorhynchinae or minute seed weevils.

 

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