Diet

• Adults: Primarily herbivorous, feeding on leaves, buds, flowers and tender shoots of a wide variety of plants. Many species are generalist feeders, while others have stronger host-plant preferences.

• Larvae: Usually develop in the soil, feeding on plant roots and other underground tissues.

• Because larvae feed below ground and adults feed above ground, the two life stages occupy very different parts of the ecosystem.

Range

• Naupactini is a predominantly New World tribe of broad-nosed weevils, with its greatest diversity in Central and South America and additional species in Mexico and the southern United States.

• Mexico has a diverse Naupactini fauna, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions.

• Naupactini occurs in Guerrero and the Zihuatanejo area, where several genera and species can be found.

• Around Zihuatanejo, these weevils are occasional to fairly common, with individual species varying considerably in abundance.

Habitat

• Found in tropical dry forest, tropical deciduous forest, woodland, scrub, agricultural areas, gardens and secondary vegetation.

• Adults are commonly found on foliage, shrubs, vines and low vegetation, particularly at night or during humid weather.

• Larvae live in the soil around plant roots, where they can remain hidden for much of their development.

Size

• Adult length: approximately 5–20 mm (0.2–0.8 in), depending on species.

• Body generally robust and oval, with a broad rostrum and elbowed antennae.

• Many species are covered with scales, producing mottled patterns in brown, grey, green, gold or bronze that provide camouflage among leaves and leaf litter.