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Jun 6, 2013 12:58 PM CST
Name: woofie
NE WA (Zone 5a)
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Hollyhock weevil, next to some seeds for scale:
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Nasty little creatures eat the insides of Hollyhock seeds. Apion longirostre. Grrrrr..... Not the thing you want to find in your collected seed packets. Angry

I came across some additional information on them, too. Apparently the female has a longer snout than the male. I'm guessing my photo is a male, based on the illustrations shown here:
http://crawford.tardigrade.net...
Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid.

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