Orthorhinus klugii
Vine weevil at Hackett, ACT
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| Orthorhinus klugii | KimPullen | 10 May 2021 | |
| Orthorhinus cylindrirostris | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Oct 2019 | |
| Orthorhinus cylindrirostris | MichaelMulvaney | 13 Oct 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 13 Oct 2019 |
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User's notes
Possibly a stem-girdling weevil, Othorhinus klugii, sighted chewing around a stem. Sighting and images by Marcus Leach.
2 comments
10 May 2021
The oblique white band on the side of the elytra (sometimes indistinct on presumably aged individuals) is a good diagnostic feature for O. klugii. It is also smaller than O. cylindirostris.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108109-35.273863
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 5 Oct 2019 12:05 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Orthorhinus klugii Weevils (Curculionoidea) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Orthorhinus klugii Scientific name
- Vine weevil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 801m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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