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FAMILY CURCULIONIDAE
- This page contains information and pictures about Wattle Weevils that we
found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia
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 - Body length 20mm
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- Leptopius is a large genus. All Leptopius are called
Wattle Pigs. We easily found this weevil feeding on different species of wattle leaves
during summer season. They are slow moving and not quite response to
our disturbance.
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- We found the above weevil in Karawatha Park during early simmer.
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- We found the above weevil in Karawatha Park on wattle leaf during early simmer.
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- They feed on different species of wattles, including the Black
Wattle.
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- We sometimes found the weevil on gum leaf, as shown in the above pictures.
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 - Body length 10mm
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- Pictures taken in Alexandra Hill during mid summer. This weevil was
smaller in size and could be the male of this species.
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- We found this grey-black weevil (above picture) in Griffith University Nathan Campus in mid
winter 2002. It was sun bathing in side the Grass Tree. It
was dark grey in colour. After we took a few pictures, it dropped on to the
ground.
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- Pictures taken on Feb 2008 near the Lagoon in Karawatha Forest.
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- Reference:
- 1. Australian
Weevils - Zimmerman, E.C., CSIRO PUBLISHING, 1991, Plate 195/196.
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