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Creamy weevil

Leptopius sp.

Description:

A large creamy to pink coloured weevil with black-pitted elytra. About 25mm long.

Habitat:

Exploring acacia in a local nature reserve.

Notes:

Yet to search for species.... Leptopius group for sure... http://morwellnp.pangaean.net/cgi-bin/sh...
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...

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3 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Probably I guess - thanks Stephen. I will check it later. Needs a top shot.

stho002
stho002 10 years ago

Leptopius robustus?

pamsai
pamsai 10 years ago

It's a weevil day today! So far 3 different ones posted. I love weevils...

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Feb 16, 2014
Submitted on Feb 16, 2014

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