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 platensis", "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. Related species in the genus "Gonipterus" are invasive pests of eucalyptus in China, 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". The populations in South America, which were initially identified as "G. scutellatus", and later identified in 1996 as being "G. gibberus", are actually "G. pulverulentus".References:
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