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Gum leaf snout beetle (Gonipterus scutellatus)
About 12mm long. Clutching onto a eucalyptus stem. There was one at each leaf axil hanging on for dear life.
Found in local school grounds at midday.
Both adults and larvae feed on Eucalyptus leaves particularly favouring E globulus and E viminalis.
It is sometimes a major pest in countries other than Australia where eucalypts are grown as plantation trees.
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"Gonipterus scutellatus" is a species of weevil in the Curculionidae family. It is commonly known as the eucalyptus snout beetle, the eucalyptus weevil or the gum tree weevil. It feeds and breeds on "Eucalyptus" trees and is endemic to Australia.
Similar species: Beetles
By Mark Ridgway
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Uploaded Mar 24, 2016. Captured Feb 18, 2012 00:36 in LOT 26 Talaskia Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
