Stem borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Bidens
| Record no.: | 0796 |
|---|---|
| Feeding guild: | Stem borer |
| Taxonomy: | Coleoptera: Curculionidae: cf. Baridinae |
| Stages observed: | trace, adult |
| Hosts in Bidens: | undetermined B. sp. (beggarticks) |
An adult of this weevil emerged from the lower end of an 11" piece of stem that I had been keeping in a rearing container because I had discovered a Lepidoptera larva (apparently Epiblema otiosana, record 0096) tunneling in the upper end. I collected the stem on 25 July and the adult weevil emerged on 03 September. In a review of my notes from that rearing, the fate of the caterpillar from the same stem was unclear.
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