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Iris Weevil - Mononychus vulpeculus This weevil looked like it was just chilling out, sitting on its &quot;front porch&quot;.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Iris sp.; meadow<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135963/iris_weevil_-_mononychus_vulpeculus.html" title="Iris Weevil - Mononychus vulpeculus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/135963_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=wmnhhsUANi7InrlyKGaOiq3uJPU%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Iris Weevil - Mononychus vulpeculus This weevil looked like it was just chilling out, sitting on its &quot;front porch&quot;.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Iris sp.; meadow<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135962/iris_weevil_-_mononychus_vulpeculus.html Geotagged,Iris Weevil,Mononychus vulpeculus,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Iris,Iris versicolor,Mononychus,Mononychus vulpeculus,Spring,United States,beetle,iris weevil,weevil Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Iris Weevil - Mononychus vulpeculus

This weevil looked like it was just chilling out, sitting on its "front porch".

Habitat: Iris sp.; meadow

Iris Weevil - Mononychus vulpeculus This weevil looked like it was just chilling out, sitting on its "front porch".<br /> <br /> Habitat: Iris sp.; meadow<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/135962/iris_weevil_-_mononychus_vulpeculus.html Geotagged,Iris Weevil,Mononychus vulpeculus,Spring,United States

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    You had me...thinking the flower was the new species :) Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Hehe. At first, I was intending to photograph the flower, but then I noticed the tiny weevil sitting like a boss on the petals. It was adorable and so comical. Posted 3 years ago

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The Iris Weevil

"Mononychus vulpeculus", the iris weevil, is a species of minute seed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 31, 2022. Captured May 25, 2022 12:11 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/1328s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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