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Description: A weevil is any beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than 6 millimetres (0.24 in), and herbivorous. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae (the true weevils). This weevil, 4.5-5.5 mm in length, has a very short, blunt-tipped snout, no longer than its head; a light brown to reddish-brown body with extensive black speckling and scattered white scales. The elytra have black punctate striations and short erect hairs; the brown surface scales often become rubbed off, revealing black ground color in places, giving a "black-scratched" appearance.
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