Eucalyptus Weevil II - Gonipterus sp.

FAMILY CURCULIONIDAE

This page contains information and pictures about Eucalyptus Weevils that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.


Body length 10mm, This weevil camouflaged as a gum nut.

The Eucalyptus Weevil is brown in colour. When it sits next to the gum nuts, it is hard to tell which is which. The adults and larvae both feed on leaves of different gum trees.



Those pictures was taken in Alexandra Hill in mid summer. This weevil camouflaged as a gum nut.



We also found this weevil in Karawatha Forest. The weevil is common on gum trees.



Searched the internet by its scientific name and found that it is a pest in Eucalyptus forest industry all over the world. We accidentally exported this little fellow oversea when we exported our Eucalyptus plantations.



Pictures were taken on Nov and Dec 2006 in Karawatha Forest.

Reference:
1. Insects of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p 682.
2. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, Angus & Robertson, Ltd, Sydney, 1926, p242.
3. Australian Weevils - Zimmerman, E.C., CSIRO PUBLISHING, 1991, Plate 563.
4. A Guide to the Beetles of Australia - George Hangay and Paul Zborowski, CSIRO PUBLISHING April 2010, p217.