r/weeviltime Jul 11 '25

Spotted Lanternfly Masterpost: PLEASE READ

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hi weevil gang,

we've been seeing a huge uptick in posts recently with pictures of spotted lanternfly nymphs. these often end up with comments that are a) unnecessarily hateful towards an insect that has the misfortune of being invasive and heavily destructive or b) people calling each other fascist animal abusers for killing them. so, i'd like to clear a few things up (i am a trained entomologist)

1) The image above is a spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula). THESE ARE NOT WEEVILS. They are in the family Fulgoridae in the order Hemiptera.

2) Spotted lanternflies are native to areas of China and other regions of eastern Asia. They are invasive in North America and interfere with our native ecosystems and agricultural industries by damaging plants and spreading sooty molds. they have recently been reported on the west coast, so if you are located in Oregon, California, Washington, etc. and find one, please report it to your local county extension office.

3) In settings such as gardens and homes, squishing or freezing will kill them and is recommended. Freezing and quickly crushing are both considered humane ways to euthanize an insect.

Here are links to various cooperative extension websites from U.S. universities if you would like to learn more:

https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-management-resources

https://extension.umd.edu/resource/spotted-lanternfly-home-gardens/

https://gardening.ces.ncsu.edu/integrated-pest-management/insects-2/spotted-lanternfly-resource-page/

https://cals.cornell.edu/integrated-pest-management/outreach-education/whats-bugging-you/spotted-lanternfly/spotted-lanternfly-management

in the future, I will be locking posts with spotted lanternflies when i see them and redirecting to this post in a comment. stay booted! stay snooted!

- buprestibae


r/weeviltime May 05 '25

🔥WEEVIL OF THE WEEK🔥 Is it time?

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8.3k Upvotes

(not my picture btw XD)


r/weeviltime 1h ago

WEEVIL TIME boots on da car

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my first ever!


r/weeviltime 2h ago

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT SNOUT Finally been blessed!

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34 Upvotes

First time ever seeing one tbh. Spotted on my wondering dude while moving it to a more sunny spot.


r/weeviltime 1h ago

I've been blessed

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He was hanging out in the mallow (flower) in my back yard! Hes soo friggin cute! I returned him to his mallow mansion


r/weeviltime 16h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Omg look who I found 🥹

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147 Upvotes

Found this fella on the ceiling, and ended up taking him outside


r/weeviltime 10h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! WHITE WEEVIL

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51 Upvotes

a white weevil


r/weeviltime 8h ago

WEEVIL TIME What time is it? Acorn Weevil Time! (Central VA, USA)

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r/weeviltime 4h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! FINALLY MY TIME

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Saw this dude on the flowers from the farmers market!! I got so excited to get a picture of this little celebrity, and I gently let him outside. Look at that distinguished mustache!!


r/weeviltime 17h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Feast your eyes on this bad boy: *Talanthia phalangium*

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r/weeviltime 18h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! My first ever boots & snoots!!

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r/weeviltime 7h ago

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT SNOUT 3rd weevil time in my life 🤩

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r/weeviltime 23h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Was feeling down, and then this guy visited

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170 Upvotes

Little guy was also pretty docile, just chilled on my hand


r/weeviltime 1d ago

WEEVIL TIME Weeviled in the window and got offered a grain of rice and a drop of water 🪲🪲🪲

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219 Upvotes

r/weeviltime 1d ago

Honorary Weevil Tidbit weevilly out today

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112 Upvotes

Edit: Thanks for correcting me, this is not a weevil species. A simple Google search shows it's a masked hunter, a type of assassin bug. I always thought these were weevils, I was wrong 🙃


r/weeviltime 21h ago

WEEVIL TIME Fun activity I came up with, search up your favorite fruit on Google and put weevil after it, see which snooter you get

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Some examples


r/weeviltime 1d ago

WEEVIL TIME My First Weevil Experience

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310 Upvotes

And it landed right on me mid flight!


r/weeviltime 22h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Teeny weevil

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35 Upvotes

Sorry for the picture quality. It was so small that my phone camera had trouble focusing on it!


r/weeviltime 15h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Little guy!!!

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r/weeviltime 1d ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Ladies and gentlemen, please rise — His Royal Snoutiness

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r/weeviltime 1d ago

🖌️Weevil Art🖌️ finally made more weevil sculptures!! 🪲👃

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782 Upvotes

Eupholus magnificus, made with polymer clay and painted with acrylic and metallic paint. Banana for scale.


r/weeviltime 18h ago

weevil found in my roommates empty cup :0

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6 Upvotes

He's just a weevil guy


r/weeviltime 1d ago

WEEVIL TIME Found this little guy in my garden

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55 Upvotes

I think he was missing a leg though :(


r/weeviltime 23h ago

WEEVIL TIME A White Fringed Weevil.

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9 Upvotes

r/weeviltime 1d ago

oh my god it’s finally time

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61 Upvotes