
Prong-tailed weevil
This is a very large family of beetles. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae (the true weevils). They are flightless, ground-dwelling beetles found in diverse habitats.
The adults range in size from small to large; they have stout bodies and a hard carapace. Weevils have a long narrow snout projecting from the head, with a pair of short, jointed antennae toward the middle of this snout. This provides them with a distinctive appearance and the common name of snout beetles.
Weevils are generally dull tannish brown or grey, but sometimes have carapace that is red, green, or shiny black. Both adults and larvae feed on various parts of many kinds of plants, and can be very destructive. However, adults sometimes visit flowers to feed on pollen or nectar.
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