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Arborvitae Weevil

Phyllobius intrusus

685 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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27 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 4, February 3, March 5, April 12, May 23, June 15, July 13, August 12, September 10, October 9, November 5, December 5.
Canada413
United States292
Quebec116
New York102
Nova Scotia96
British Columbia85
Massachusetts74
Newfoundland and Labrador71
Connecticut35
Maine23

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
GenusPhyllobius

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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