Eucalyptus snout beetle

Description:

About 12mm. Rough brown back; weevil-like head; hopper-like legs.

Habitat:

Eucalyptus branches.

Notes:

I was really amused by the way it rests with it's two front pairs of legs wrapped around the edge of a leaf and it's antennae tucked between those legs.... very comfortable. A spotting of the larvae http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/805... Life cycle of this species http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/forestry/forest... http://www.fotonatura.org/galerias/fotos...