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Datura Weevil

Trichobaris compacta

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 49, February 42, March 44, April 55, May 64, June 70, July 43, August 60, September 92, October 44, November 57, December 44.
United States862
California537
Arizona277
Texas18
Nevada14
Mexico14
New Mexico12
Baja California Sur3
Chihuahua3
Durango3

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

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyTrue Weevils · Curculionidae
GenusTrichobaris

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Datura Weevil with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.