I saw a lot of little bugs on one of my hollyhocks. Just under an eighth of an inch long, half their length was their nose. Of course, the first thing I did was grab my camera and screw on my closeup lens.
After I photographed it, I identified it and found ways to remove it from my hollyhocks. For those of you who don’t know, it is a Hollyhock Weevil. I believe the one above is a male, as I saw several of the gray colored ones riding the backs of smaller, black weevils.
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8 comments:
Cool looking, thanks for sharing. It is a newbie for me. Have a great weekend!
what a cool bug! thanks for sharing!
I think it should be called "Nosy Beetle" :-) Did you get your Hollyhocks evacuated?
Never saw this critter before. Hope they spent more time mating than destroying your Hollyhocks.
Darryl and Ruth :)
This bug is new to me. What is he doing with this nose? Absorbing your holyhocks?
Awesome close up. It's my first time to see it.
Wow! Excellent capture!
that is a new critter for sure; great photo opportunity
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