Appearance
This weevil is greyish-brown with a light coloured transverse band. It is about thirteen millimetres long and not readily distinguishable from the closely related weevils, "Gonipterus gibberus", "Gonipterus pulverulentus", and "Gonipterus scutellatus", all of which share the same common names, as they have historically been confused with one another.Distribution
The gum tree weevil is endemic to Australia where "Eucalyptus" trees are native. This and other related species in the genus "Gonipterus" are invasive pests of eucalyptus in Africa, South America, North America, and Europe, and were historically misidentified as "G. scutellatus" until researchers examined the DNA of the pest species in 2012 and determined that none of the pests were genuine "G. scutellatus". Populations formerly misidentified as "Gonipterus scutellatus" in New Zealand, North America, Hawaii, and western Europe are "Gonipterus platensis", and those in Africa and eastern Europe are an undescribed species.References:
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