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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Beetles of Zihuatanejo
ORDER COLEOPTERA
Megalostylus sturmi
Megalostylus sturmi
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)
-Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)
-Snout and Bark Beetles (Superfamily Curculionoidea)
-True Weevils (Family Curculionidae)
-Broad-nosed Weevils (Subfamily Entiminae)
-Megalostylus sturni
The weevil Megalostylus sturmi is a species of broad-nosed weevil (family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae) found in Mexico. It is a plant-feeding insect, like most weevils. As a weevil, its larvae are legless and typically feed inside plant tissues, such as roots or stems.

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