Amycterus morbillosus
A terrestrial weevil at Booth, ACT
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| Amycterus morbillosus | KimberiRP | 5 Sep 2024 | |
| Amycterus morbillosus | KimberiRP | 2 Aug 2024 | |
| Amycterus abnormis | RogerF | 21 Jan 2019 | |
| Unverified | SWishart | 21 Jan 2019 |
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User's notes
Just as I was about to take a photo of the underside of this dead beetle, and after dropping it a couple of times, it got up and walked off.
2 comments
23 Jan 2019
Playing dead is a common defensive trait in these weevils and can be very realistic
29 Jul 2024
Possibly Amycterus morbillosus. The environment at the location is atypical for Amycterus abnormis, which seems to favour drier and more open environments at lower altitudes.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.988080-35.798622
- Altitude 1465.5m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Jan 2019 02:16 PM Recorded on
- SWishart Recorded by
- Under a log Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- SWishart Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Amycterus morbillosus Weevils (Curculionoidea) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Amycterus morbillosus Scientific name
- A terrestrial weevil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1465.5m Recorded at altitude
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