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Leptopius robustus
A weevil about 18mm long with an elongated broad "snout" which resembles a pig's snout. The weevil was of the same colour as the wattle branches.
Spotted on an Acacia tree -
Also called Fruit-tree Root Weevil http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseas...
Spotted on Nov 26, 2012
Submitted on Dec 1, 2012
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Got to love that common name!