Botany Bay Weevil at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Chrysolopus spectabilis | 28 Feb 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 28 Feb 2021 | LOz |
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3 comments
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...
Location information
- Coordinates 148.896136-35.437834
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2021 12:48 PM Recorded on
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LOz Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Chrysolopus spectabilis Weevils (Curculionoidea) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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