Brown Leaf Notcher

Epicaerus mexicanus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Curculionidae

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Brown Leaf Notcher
Photo: Sam Toci, CC BY

The brown leaf notcher (Epicaerus mexicanus) occurs in North America. All records place this beetle within the same continent.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Specimens have been documented in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Its habitat is reported from North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

The species is native to North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, California.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Brown Leaf Notcher photo 2
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY
Brown Leaf Notcher photo 3
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Brown Leaf Notcher photo 4
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY
Brown Leaf Notcher photo 5
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Questions people ask

Where is the brown leaf notcher found?

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Curculionidae)

Green Immigrant Leaf WeevilGreen Immigrant Leaf WeevilPolydrusus formosusDamages trees, gardens or cropsBlack Vine WeevilBlack Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusDamages trees, gardens or cropsNettle weevilNettle weevilPhyllobius pomaceusDamages trees, gardens or cropsAsian Oak WeevilAsian Oak WeevilCyrtepistomus castaneusDamages trees, gardens or cropsStrawberry Root WeevilStrawberry Root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatusDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon Leaf WeevilCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicaerus_mexicanus

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.

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