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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) May 21, 2010

Photographed in Phoenix, AZ. 5-21-2010
3/8 inch long

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) May 21, 2010

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 22, 2010

This appears similar to the sisal weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus - see http://tinyurl.com/27xdcpd for an image. Another species in the same tribe (Rhynchophorini) known as the cactus or agave weevil (Cactophagus spinolae) also is quite similar, but has more prominent tibial spines - see http://tinyurl.com/24xokmw for an image.

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Xenomorf Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) May 22, 2010

This beetle is surrounded by Cacti and Agave.
I have this beetle image in Bugguide also, and they said that it was Scyphophorus acupunctatus also.
But they also inquired if there was any cacti or Yucca or Agave nearby.

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