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Fruit-tree Root Weevil

Leptopius robustus

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

Light grey medium size weevil with rows of pitted patterns along the elytra.

Habitat:

On Eucalyptus leaf

Notes:

Added another pair or pics (or pics of pairs, if you like) Feb 2

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
MartinL
I've added another pair of pics (or pics of pairs, if you like) to this spotting.
keithp2012
I find them here eating Lilac leaves and they blend into the gray colored bark.
VivBraznell
I think these weevils are fascinating. I find them here in the garden.
Mark Ridgway
We used to call these kockamookas when kids. They are plentiful amongst the ti-tree at Balnarring and Somers beaches for example. I always remember them around the sallow wattle.

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
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PublishedNovember 27, 2011

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