Oemethylus triangularis

Wild Passionfruit Weevil at Bungonia National Park

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Identification history

Oemethylus triangularis	23 Jan 2024	MichaelMulvaney
Oemethylus triangularis	22 Jan 2024	SteveBorkowskis
Unidentified	22 Jan 2024	Csteele4

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Oemthylus triangularis

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Csteele4 wrote:

22 Jan 2024

@SteveBorkowskis thank you! I couldn't get the name to populate in the app, and the website was down. Greatly appreciated.

RogerF wrote:

23 Jan 2024

It says in the description of Red Passion Flower that it is not native to the ACT. This is not true. It has been recorded in the Booroomba Rocks area on several occasions growing in granite crevices. This has been extensively discussed on CNM and the decision was that it was native here. On Black M ountain it appears to be an escapee. The location of the weevil and host plant does not come up on the current sighting.
The description of RPP needs amending to reflect its localised native status

RogerF wrote:

23 Jan 2024

I forgot to add that it would be worth checking plants in the ACT for this weevil

RogerF wrote:

23 Jan 2024

I see the single earlier record of this weevil was attracted to UV light so may be a good disperser

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

23 Jan 2024

Made edits to species notes. Location is hidden until a species is confirmed so that the location of a sensitive species is not inadvertently disclosed.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

23 Jan 2024

Note beetle is on a Red Passionflower which has been listed as a seperate sighting Passiflora cinnabarina (Red Passionflower)

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