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South American Fruit Tree Weevil

Naupactus xanthographus

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) dantepaniceres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Argentina.January 138, February 129, March 121, April 119, May 56, June 20, July 10, August 10, September 15, October 32, November 30, December 75.
Argentina755
Buenos Aires386
Chile219
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires170
Santa Fe104
Región Metropolitana de Santiago96
Córdoba54
Región de Valparaíso38
Mendoza38
Región del Bío-Bío33

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
GenusWhite-fringed Weevils · Naupactus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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