WEEVILS


COCKLEBUR WEEVIL

RHUBARB CURCULIO

HUNTING BILLBUG

SPHENOPHORUS BILLBUG

TOOTH NOSED SNOUT WEEVIL

MILKWEED STEM WEEVIL

HEAD-CLIPPING WEEVIL

ACORN WEEVIL

OAK TIMBERWORM

WILLOW WEEVIL

DORYTOMUS

CEUTORHYNCHUS ERYSIMI

THISTLE CROWN WEEVIL

EASTERN ASH BARK BEETLE
 


Weevils or snout beetles which are members of the Curculionidae family have a well developed snout that is broad, long and narrow. The antenna are short, compact and elbowed. The body is often covered with scales. Most are 1/2 inch in size or smaller. This family is the second largest beetle family in N.America with around 2400 species. All weevils are plant feeders.




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