Stats

Lifespan

A few months

Size

Large

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Subtropical woodland

Range

North America

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Armor

Status

Rare

About

The Palmetto Weevil, a massive insect native to Florida, is the largest weevil in North America and the only palm weevil in the continental United States. This pest infests palms, and after 84 days, the damage is usually too late for the tree.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Curculionidae

Genus

Rhynchophorus

Species

Rhynchophorus cruentatus