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Rhynchophorus palmarum

Synonyms: Calandra palmarum (heterotypic); Cordyle barbirostris (heterotypic); Cordyle palmarum (heterotypic); Curculio palmarum (heterotypic); Rhyncophorus palmarum

Wikipedia Abstract

The South American palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum, is a species of snout beetle. The adults are relatively large red beetles of approximately an inch in length, and the larvae may grow to two or three inches in length.
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Prey / Diet

Mauritia flexuosa (muriti)[1]

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♦ 1PARROT CLAYLICKS: DISTRIBUTION, PATTERNS OF USE AND ECOLOGICAL CORRELATES FROM A PARROT ASSEMBLAGE IN SOUTHEASTERN PERU, ALAN TRISTRAM KENNETH LEE, dissertation for DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, Manchester Metropolitan University, November 2010
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0