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Orange snout weevil, Bellavista, Ecuador Only theory I have is genus Metamasius, so far. <br />
Update: might also be  Rhodobaenus sp., suggested by Christine. Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge

Orange snout weevil, Bellavista, Ecuador

Only theory I have is genus Metamasius, so far.
Update: might also be Rhodobaenus sp., suggested by Christine.

    comments (4)

  1. Lovely Posted 3 years ago
  2. Maybe Rhodobaenus sp...just because it is similar to these:
    https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/coleoptera/curculionidae/rhodobaenus
    Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
    1. That looks like a better candidate, thanks! Posted 3 years ago
      1. You're welcome! But, I do think Metamasius could also be correct... Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago

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Uploaded Jan 2, 2022. Captured Nov 7, 2021 12:59 in X8M9+JM Tandayapa, Ecuador.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm