Giraffe weevil (263/456)
Female giraffe weevils like this are easily distinguished from males by having their antennae half way along their extremely long 'nose', so the don't get in the way while boring holes into wood in which it lays its eggs.
- Scientific name
- Lasiorhynchus barbicornis
- Common names
- giraffe weevil
- Location
- Te Urewera, New Zealand
- Photo ID
- 6808
- Tags
- Brentidae, Coleoptera, giraffe weevil, Lasiorhynchus, Lasiorhynchus barbicornis, straight-snouted weevil
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