Giraffe weevil (5/9)
The antennae positioned half way along the 'nose' show this is a female. The male of this species has a longer 'nose' with antennae at the end and is New Zealand's longest beetle. Parasitic mites are visible on the thorax of this individual.
- Scientific name
- Lasiorhynchus barbicornis
- Common names
- giraffe weevil
- Location
- Maungatautari, Waikato, New Zealand
- Photo ID
- N-1-0475
- Tags
- Brentidae, Coleoptera, giraffe weevil, Lasiorhynchus, Lasiorhynchus barbicornis, straight-snouted weevil
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