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Seedling Debarking Weevil
Hylobius congener
350 observations in the source records
27 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.
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What the records say
- 350 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Pales WeevilHylobius pales
Large Pine WeevilHylobius abietis
Black Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Canada Thistle Bud WeevilLarinus carlinae
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 462 |
|---|---|
| Quebec | 188 |
| United States | 85 |
| Nova Scotia | 76 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 75 |
| Ontario | 45 |
| New Brunswick | 36 |
| New York | 20 |
| Maine | 18 |
| New Hampshire | 14 |
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 | Hylobius |
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 Seedling Debarking Weevil with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.