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Feeding Damage and Frass I&#039;m not sure, but I think that the feeding damage was caused by a weevil, who probably also left the frass.<br /> <br /> Potential candidate:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63914/milkweed_stem_weevil_-_rhyssomatus_lineaticollis.html" title="Milkweed Stem Weevil - Rhyssomatus lineaticollis"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/63914_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fbQVHNzxTUYQl3CTS5fTNLTUfR0%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Milkweed Stem Weevil - Rhyssomatus lineaticollis Total length: about 6 mm long. Robust, oval, black weevil with reddish antennae and tarsi. Ridged and grooved elytra. Adults feed on milkweed.<br /> <br /> Spotted on milkweed in a rural garden. Geotagged,Milkweed Stem Weevil,Rhyssomatus lineaticollis,Summer,United States,beetle,milkweed weevil,weevil" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Habitat: On milkweed; meadow Geotagged,Summer,United States,frass,signs of wildlife Click/tap to enlarge

Feeding Damage and Frass

I'm not sure, but I think that the feeding damage was caused by a weevil, who probably also left the frass.

Potential candidate:

Milkweed Stem Weevil - Rhyssomatus lineaticollis Total length: about 6 mm long. Robust, oval, black weevil with reddish antennae and tarsi. Ridged and grooved elytra. Adults feed on milkweed.<br /> <br /> Spotted on milkweed in a rural garden. Geotagged,Milkweed Stem Weevil,Rhyssomatus lineaticollis,Summer,United States,beetle,milkweed weevil,weevil


Habitat: On milkweed; meadow

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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 20, 2022. Captured Jul 25, 2021 11:15 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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