Maryland Biodiversity Project - Iris Weevil (Mononychus vulpeculus)

Iris Weevil Mononychus vulpeculus (Fabricius, 1801)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Curculionidae > Genus Mononychus Iris Weevil - Mononychus vulpeculus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/19488

"Adults found in seedpods and flowers of wild iris (Iris)" (Adams, 2014).

There are 21 records in the project database.

An Iris Weevil in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/22/2018). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

An Iris Weevil in Harford Co., Maryland (5/20/2018). Verified by Ben Coulter and Blaine Mathison via BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Iris Weevils in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/15/2018). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Iris Weevils in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/11/2021). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

An Iris Weevil in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (2012). Determined by V. Belov/BugGuide. Photo by Sam Droege. (MBP list)

Iris Weevil in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/31/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Iris Weevil in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/22/2018). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Iris Weevil in Caroline Co., Maryland (5/27/2018). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Iris Weevil in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/25/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Iris Weevil in Howard Co., Maryland (5/2/2021). (c) mcnod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mcnod via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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