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South American Palm Weevil
F.J. RODRIGUEZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist

Beetles

South American Palm Weevil

Rhynchophorus palmarum (C.Linnaeus, 1758)

Names

EnglishSouth American Palm Weevil
Dutch—
SpanishGorgojo cigarrón
Chinese棕榈象甲
Scientific nameRhynchophorus palmarum (C.Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The South American palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum, is a species of snout beetle. The adults are relatively large black beetles of approximately one and a half inch in length, and the larvae may grow to two inches in length.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyDryophthoridae
GenusRhynchophorus

In Suriname

3Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
2012First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2
  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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