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Hair-banded Broad-nosed Weevil
Myosides seriehispidus
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
Peach Root WeevilPseudoedophrys hilleri
Calomycterus obconicus
Two-banded Japanese WeevilPseudocneorhinus bifasciatus
Black Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Strawberry Root WeevilSciaphilus asperatus
Strawberry Root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus
Clover WeevilSitona hispidulus
Pseudocneorhinus obesus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 748 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 252 |
| New York | 126 |
| Canada | 97 |
| Ontario | 97 |
| Pennsylvania | 86 |
| Virginia | 34 |
| Michigan | 31 |
| Maryland | 30 |
| Indiana | 28 |
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 | Myosides |
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 Hair-banded Broad-nosed Weevil with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.