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Fungus weevil

Family: Anthribidae

Description:

Approximately 10mm long this little insect was moving slowly along a wall under night lights at the local school.

Notes:

Possibly a wood eater? http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/320... http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseas... Thanks Stephen Thorpe for direction.

2 Species ID Suggestions

stho002
stho002 10 years ago
Fungus weevil
Family Anthribidae
thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago
Fungus weevil
Taburnus breviceps


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1 Comment

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago

ID tentative (photo blurry), but appears to be a match with Zimmerman: Australian Weevils vol. I +V.

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Oct 4, 2013
Submitted on Oct 7, 2013

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