1 Dried Apple Weevil at Lyneham, ACT
Identification history
| Araecerus palmaris | 28 Apr 2022 | KimberiRP | ||
| Curculionidae (family) | 11 Apr 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 29 Mar 2022 | megsclass |
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4 comments
megsclass
wrote:
29 Mar 2022
When we were wondering about it, we thought that maybe they were used for landing on water?
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
11 Apr 2022
Some beetles have big feet on which the underside has many hairs which help the beetle stick to a leaf, a bit like a velcro strap. You can image that being on a leaf high up in a tree you get blown around a lot and having sticky feet would add to your stability, but I am just guessing @KimberiRP
what do you think?
what do you think?
KimberiRP
wrote:
28 Apr 2022
A male. In a number of weevil species, such as this one, the males have a larger prothorax and longer front legs with enlarged tarsi (feet). It is probably confers an advantage when several males are tussling over a female.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.125304-35.251471
- Maps Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South
- Places Lyneham, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Mar 2022 12:11 PM Recorded on
- megsclass Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Weevils (Curculionoidea) megsclass Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Araecerus palmaris
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Araecerus palmaris Scientific name
- Dried Apple Weevil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 574.42m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Doticus palmaris
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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