Chrysolopus spectabilis

Botany Bay Weevil at Booth, ACT

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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

Bron wrote:

11 Jan 2021

I think that's a beetle, a weevil maybe. Chrysolopus spectabilis?

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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Bron wrote:

11 Jan 2021

Nice find Ros :)

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
11 Jan 2021 06:34 PM Recorded on
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Insects Weevils (Curculionoidea) Beetles (Coleoptera) RosD Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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
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