Weevils That Eat Bromeliads | Pests of Bromeliads | Bromeliad Biota


Weevil Pests of Bromeliads
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Cholus vaurieae
adult from Lara, Venezuela

Cholus sp. adult
(see text about Cholus)

Cactophagus lojanus
adult from La Libertad, Peru





Cactophagus miniatopunctatus adult from Atlantida, Honduras

Cactophagus sanguinolentus
adult from Tabasco, Mexico

Cactophagus transatlanticus
adult from Peru




Cactophagus validirostris
adult, from Veracruz, Mexico

Metamasius callizona egg in slit in bromeliad leaf, from Florida

Metamasius callizona
larva, from Florida




Metamasius callizona pupa, in opened and unopened cocoon, from Florida

Metamasius callizona intact cocoon in damaged Tillandsia utriculata

Metamasius callizona
adult, from Florida




Metamasius callizona
adult, from Belize

Metamasius callizona
adult, from Belize

 



Metamasius callizona native range in Mexico and Central America



Metamasius callizona distribution as of December 2009

Metamasius anceps
adult, Peru

Metamasius cincinnatus
adult, from Chiriquí, Panama

Metamasius dimidiatipennis
reddish adult, from Barro Colorado Island, Panama




Metamasius dimidiatipennis
blackish adult, from Honduras, adults from Venezuela may have almost no red coloration

Metamasius dimidiatipennis
adult, from Suchitepéquez, Guatémala



Metamasius flavopictus
adult, from Veracruz, Mexico





Metamasius hebetatus
adult, from Cartago, Costa Rica



Metamasius hemipterus
adult, from Veracruz, Mexico



Metamasius mosieri
adult, from Florida






Metamasius nudiventris
adult, from Panama



Metamasius quadrilineatus
adult, from Francisco
Morazan, Honduras


Metamasius quadrisignatus
adult, from Dominica




Metamasius rugipectus
adult, from Francisco
Morazan, Honduras



Metamasius rugipectus
adult, from Suchitepéquez, Guatémala

Metamasius sellatus
adult, from Veracruz, Mexico





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