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Elephant Weevil
Orthorhinus cylindrirostris
-29.9782, 153.222
Field Notes
Description:
It is a brown grey weevil with a long slender snout and long forelegs. The body has thick black or brown scales. The antennae are clubbed and form an L shape with a distinct elbow. Males antennae are located much closer to the point of the snout than females. Males also have longer forelegs than females.
Size:
length 10mm to 20mm. Females are shorter than males.
Notes:
Food:
The Elephant Weevil adults and larvae feed on eucalypts and a variety of other plants. They are a pest of cultivated vine crops.
Breeding:
The larva is a creamy white grub with a brown head and curl up to form a c-shape. The pupa starts of almost transparent and become darker brown as it develops.
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