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Chrysolopus spectabilis

Botany Bay Weevil at Paddys River, ACT

Chrysolopus spectabilis at Paddys River, ACT - 28 Feb 2021
Chrysolopus spectabilis at Paddys River, ACT - 28 Feb 2021
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Identification history

Chrysolopus spectabilis 28 Feb 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 28 Feb 2021 LOz

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3 comments

LOz wrote:
   28 Feb 2021
Is this a Botany Bay Weevil and is this an acacia?
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   28 Feb 2021
Yes a Botany Bay Weevil but the plant is not an Acacia - it looks like a Blanket Bush
LOz wrote:
   28 Feb 2021
Thank you! I read they ate acacias but didn’t think this looked like an acacia...

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Location information

Species information

  • Chrysolopus spectabilis Scientific name
  • Botany Bay Weevil Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 28 Feb 2021 12:48 PM Recorded on
  • LOz Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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