Curculionidae (family)

Unidentified weevil at Stromlo, ACT

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Identification history

	Curculionidae (family)	4 Mar 2022	Amata
	Unverified	20 Feb 2022	AlisonMilton

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2 comments

Amata wrote:

1 Mar 2022

@AlisonMilton Hi Alison, Why do you think this larva is a Weevil?

AlisonMilton wrote:

3 Mar 2022

@Birdy Hi Daniel, I am by no means an expert. I based this ID on the fact that I have seen these sticky looking larvae before and they have been IDed as weevel larvae. Oxyops sp. (genus) (Oxyops weevil)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.010790 -35.298222
Altitude 690.1m
Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
Places Stromlo, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
18 Feb 2022 08:29 AM Recorded on
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Weevils (Curculionoidea) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Eucalyptus Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Larvae Breeding behaviour

Species information

Curculionidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified weevil Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1309.62m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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