Eucalyptus Weevil at Pialligo, ACT
Identification history
| Gonipterus sp. (genus) | 9 Aug 2025 | KimberiRP | ||
| Gonipterus platensis | 9 Aug 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Gonipterus scutellatus | 9 Aug 2025 | DianneClarke |
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KimberiRP
wrote:
9 Aug 2025
This is one of several species in the "Gonipterus scutellatus complex" which are difficult to distinguish by eye. Such taxa are known as "cryptic" species.
see: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00853.x
see: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00853.x
Location information
- Coordinates 149.175660-35.278840
- Maps Mount Ainslie Campbell Park Woodland
- Places Pialligo, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Aug 2025 12:00 PM Recorded on
- DianneClarke Recorded by
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Collections
DianneClarke NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Gonipterus sp. (genus) Weevils (Curculionoidea) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Gonipterus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Eucalyptus Weevil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1252.1m 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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