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Snout Beetle

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Troy Bartlett

18mm | January 20, 2011 | Armonia Nature Preserve, Limon Province, Costa Rica

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Black and White Weevil

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Troy Bartlett

15mm | January 19, 2011 | Armonia Nature Preserve, Limon Province, Costa Rica

My SWAG for this weevil is Cholus costaricensis, based only on illustration 16 on this plate from the Electronic Biologia Centrali-Americana. I could find no other information about this species online, but the name fits!

It’s got some fancy feet.

Fancy Foot

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Mating Snout Beetles

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Troy Bartlett

2mm | January 17, 2011 | Cahuita National Park, Limon Province, Costa Rica

These beetles are tiny. Each one is only a few millimeters long.

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Colorful Snout Beetle

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Troy Bartlett

12mm | January 17, 2011 | Cahuita National Park, Limon Province, Costa Rica

I really love the colors on this snout Â beetle. Check out the detail. The image is not quite as sharp as I’d like, but just look at all those little colorful scales.