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Giraffe-necked Weevil

Trachelophonus giraffa

Description:

The males long neck is adapted for rolling a leaf to make an egg case in which the female (which has a shorter neck) can lay a single egg.

Habitat:

Invariably found on the leaves of Dichaetanthea condofloria on which it feeds.

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Mel11
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Mel11

Atsimo-Atsinanana, Madagascar

Spotted on Nov 17, 2012
Submitted on Feb 9, 2019

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