Larinus latus (Onopordum seed weevil)


Deliberately introduced to Australia as a control agent against thistles of the genus Onopordum, for example Scotch Thistle (Onopordum acanthium). Larvae hollow out the capitulum (the cluster of small flowers or florets which make up the thistle flower).


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