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Eucalyptus weevil

Gonipterus sp.

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A small brown weevil with vice grip and a small white stripe along its back.

Habitat:

A remnant bushland habitat.

Notes:

This insect got bored with the photo session and suddenly flew away. Some weevils cannot fly at all and I had assumed this was one of them

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
MartinL
That looks right. Thank you Mark.
Mark Ridgway
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/forestry/forest_health/forest_health_fact_sheets/factSheets/eucalyptus_weevil
Mark Ridgway
Love the way they hang on for dear life. Gonipterus sp. ? The one at SA gov site has a similar white stripe from memory.

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Picudos. Weevils
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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
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Beetles!

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PublishedMarch 25, 2014

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