Botany Bay weevil - Chrysolopus spectabilis

Found three today and they were all smaller then usual also the most blue I have ever seen them.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Beautiful, Ernst! Posted 5 years ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you,Ferdy Posted 5 years ago

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Great that you found three, how glorious they are - and beautifully captured here Ernst. I am jinxed where these are concerned - have only found a couple so far and both were no longer alive. Posted 5 years ago
1. Ernst
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Ruth.
  I think that the last year was bad for most insects , only now after some reasonable rain things seem to be picking up again. Let’s hope it stays that way. Posted 5 years ago

Paul Dirksen

Lion

Love the wevils in S.E. Australia, there very colorful. Posted 5 years ago

The Botany Bay Diamond Weevil

"Chrysolopus spectabilis" is a species of weevil found in south-eastern Australia. It is up to 25 mm long, with metallic green patterns on a black background. It is a specialist, only known from 28 species of "Acacia".

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Ernst