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Red Stripe Weevil

Rhynchophorus vulneratus

Worldwide: 234 observations
Group: Insects

About

The palm weevil Rhynchophorus vulneratus is one of two species of snout beetle known as the red palm weevil or Asian palm weevil. The adult beetles are relatively large, ranging between two and four centimeters long, and vary from a rusty red colour to almost entirely black; many colour variants exist and have led to considerable confusion with other species (e.g., Rhynchophorus ferrugineus). Weevil larvae of these species can excavate holes in the trunk of a...

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