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Family Attelabidae
- This page contains information and pictures about Brown Leaf-rolling
weevil that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland,
Australia
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 - Body length 6mm
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- The weevils in this Attelabidae family are known for their
leaf-rolling habit. We did not notice any details about this yet.
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- Adults were usually found feeding on the new shoots of gum
trees.
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- Photos were taken on Nov and Dec 2010 on Daisy Hills near Buhot Creek.
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- On Sept 2011 in Anstead Forest, we saw a few of them feeding on leaves of
small gum trees. As most other beetles, they drop onto ground when
disturbed.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p 680.
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