Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis), from Thompson Park:
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#WeevilWednesday: some people have been confused about how female hollyhock weevils (_Rhopalapion longirostre_) use their long snouts, so here you go. Her mouthparts are at the end of the snout. She chews a tunnel down into the heart of the flowerbud. Then she turns around, extends her ovipositor (at the end of her abdomen), and lays eggs down the hole. The larvae have a safe place to grow, with plenty of food!
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This oriental beetle (Anomala orientalis) was also enjoying the blooming of the yarrow (Achillea millefolium):
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This week, the rugged flower weevils (Odontocorynus salebrosus) are in the yarrow (Achillea millefolium)!
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The rugged flower weevils (Odontocorynus salebrosus) are still active on the ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) on the Wiley Trails!
(Photos from earlier this week before the wildfire smoke rolled in.)
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I caught this wrinkled soldier beetle (Podabrus rugosulus) just as they were popping their elytra to fly off:
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