Chrysolopus spectabilis
Botany Bay Weevil at Booth, ACT
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| Chrysolopus spectabilis | AlisonMilton | 11 Jan 2021 | |
| Chrysolopus spectabilis | AlisonMilton | 11 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | RosD | 11 Jan 2021 |
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Emerald and black bug resting on warm rocks beside Yerrabi Track (Boboyan Trig) footpad, Namadgi
3 comments
11 Jan 2021
Thank you Bron. I’ve checked websites now and it appears yes, it’s the Botany Bay diamond weevil/Sapphire weevil as you’ve suggested. They feed on a variety of Acacia
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.995623-35.804747
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2021 06:34 PM Recorded on
- RosD Recorded by
- On rock beside trail Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- RosD Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chrysolopus spectabilis Weevils (Curculionoidea) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Chrysolopus spectabilis Scientific name
- Botany Bay Weevil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1422.08m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location