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Strawberry Root Weevil
Sciaphilus asperatus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Fuller's rose weevilPantomorus cervinus
Strophosoma capitatum
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum
Imported Long-horned WeevilCalomycterus setarius
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis
V-back Snout BeetlePhlyctinus callosus
Hair-banded Broad-nosed WeevilMyosides seriehispidus
Raucous Broad-nosed WeevilOtiorhynchus raucus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,852 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 4,257 |
| Canada | 1,601 |
| Ontario | 519 |
| Quebec | 416 |
| Russia | 388 |
| Nova Scotia | 281 |
| New York | 253 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 206 |
| Germany | 165 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | True Weevils · Curculionidae |
| Genus | Sciaphilus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Strawberry Root Weevil with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.