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Showing posts with label Curculionidae Protostrophus Beaded Weevil beetle insect identification. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Curculionidae Protostrophus Beaded Weevil beetle insect identification. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Beaded Weevil (Protostrophus)

Family Curculionidae
These are medium-sized beetles and are flightless. The larvae live in soil.
They feed on a variety of plants including ornamentals, cotton and tobacco seedlings, young wheat, sweet potato and groundnut plants.