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Sphenophorus australis
I did not know weevils had eyes which protruded like this! This was a beautiful weevil, which was very cooperative with an impromptu photoshoot.
Found on grass growing amongst rocks.
Spotted on Aug 31, 2012
Submitted on Sep 3, 2012
10 Comments
Thank you Sergio, Ann, and Maria for your nice comments!
Thank you Martin for the interesting information. It makes more sense, since if the weevil had eyes where the protrusions were they would be more likely to fall off. I'll update the info. :-)
very cool spotting!
J, if you check these images
http://blepharopsis.deviantart.com/art/a...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/94359/bgpa...
you will notice that the antennae, which always have an elbow, are distinct from the eyes which hardly protrude from the head at all. The eyes are not clearly visible in your image but are at the base of the snout.
Very cool. Almost as cool as moths.
Weevils are cool.
ID update: S. australis
Thanks Sukesih!
I just found out there is a mission specially for weevil, http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7743....
Thanks SukesihGuna!
Ooww beautiful markings on its body. Nice!