Thief Weevil Pterocolus ovatus (Fabricius, 1801)    Synonyms: Leaf Roll Thief.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Attelabidae   >   Genus Pterocolus   

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Kleptoparasites of other leaf rolling weevils in the family Attelabidae. The adult enters the newly rolled leaf of a weevil in the subfamily Attelabinae and eats the host's eggs.

There are 2 records in the project database.

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Thief Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/21/2022). (c) Izabella Farr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Izabella Farr via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Thief Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/21/2022). (c) Izabella Farr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Izabella Farr via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Thief Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/21/2022). (c) Izabella Farr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Izabella Farr via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Thief Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/21/2022). (c) Izabella Farr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Izabella Farr via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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