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Leaf-rolling Weevil

Parapoderus nigripennis

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Seen on bushes by the side of a dirt road running through the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, SW Uganda.

Notes:

The female lays eggs in rolled-up leaves which then falls off the tree.

Reference Links:

South African Photographs: May 2013

Species ID Suggestions

Leaf-rolling Weevil

Parapoderus nigripennis

Reference Link
James McNair
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