Gerynassa sp. (genus)
3 Weevil at Melba, ACT
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| Gerynassa sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 6 Oct 2020 | |
| Gerynassa sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 6 Oct 2020 | |
| Unverified | kasiaaus | 30 Sep 2020 |
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User's notes
It was all curled up when I found it and the pseudo eyes on its back confused me a lot at first. It was very small, not much over 5mm.
2 comments
6 Oct 2020
Specimens of this species are present in the Australian National Insect Collection at CSIRO, but without a species name. There are also 2 images of it at https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:28b45641-d5c4-4dcb-b2ee-040dca638418#gallery
Location information
- Coordinates 149.048255-35.212968
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Sep 2020 01:52 PM Recorded on
- kasiaaus Recorded by
- Eucalyptus tree under loose bark Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gerynassa sp. (genus) Weevils (Curculionoidea) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Gerynassa sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Weevil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 790.16m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location