Evil Weevil?
I love finding new insects but it's a bit tempered when I find them in the yard. Then I have to ask, is this a bad insect to have? What is it doing in my yard? This one was identified as a Broad-nosed Weevil (Trichalophus simplex) in BugGuide. In BugGuide they said for food this beetle was a polyphagous herbivore. I had to look that up and it means they feed off of different plants. So, not necessarily a friend, but I haven't seen very many of them. I do think they look very interesting!
This image is the result of focus stacking in Photoshop.
Taken 11 June 2022 in the backyard, Wasilla, Alaska
Evil Weevil?
I love finding new insects but it's a bit tempered when I find them in the yard. Then I have to ask, is this a bad insect to have? What is it doing in my yard? This one was identified as a Broad-nosed Weevil (Trichalophus simplex) in BugGuide. In BugGuide they said for food this beetle was a polyphagous herbivore. I had to look that up and it means they feed off of different plants. So, not necessarily a friend, but I haven't seen very many of them. I do think they look very interesting!
This image is the result of focus stacking in Photoshop.
Taken 11 June 2022 in the backyard, Wasilla, Alaska