Botany Bay Weevil at Booth, ACT
Identification history
| Chrysolopus spectabilis | 11 Jan 2021 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Chrysolopus spectabilis | 11 Jan 2021 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Unidentified | 11 Jan 2021 | RosD |
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Emerald and black bug resting on warm rocks beside Yerrabi Track (Boboyan Trig) footpad, Namadgi
3 comments
RosD
wrote:
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
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2021 06:34 PM Recorded on
- RosD Recorded by
Additional information
- On rock beside trail Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
Species information
- Chrysolopus spectabilis Scientific name
- Botany Bay Weevil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1360.2m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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