Rose Curculio

 Rose Curculio

 

Common Name:  Rose Curculio or Rose Weevil

Latin Name:  Merhynchites bicolor

Length:  7 mm

Range: Throughout Alberta

Habitat:  Near Roses

Time of year seen:  Summer (Additional Sightings)

Diet: Rose buds and shoot tips

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Location: Nose Hill Park, Calgary, AB
Date: Jun. 4, 2006

                            
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