General Description
Body black with blue and green scales creating a mottled pattern. Bent antennae. Body up to 3 cm long.
Biology
Botany Bay Weevils feed on wattle trees - the larvae on roots and the adults on young leaves. When the ship Endeavour arrived at Botany Bay in 1770, they were one of the first Australian insects to be collected, and were subsequently described by naturalist Sir Joseph Banks.
Distribution
Eastern mainland Australia.
Habitat
Heathlands, woodlands, dry sclerophyll forests and urban areas.
More Information
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Brief Id
Blue and black mottled pattern, bent antennae.
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Colours
Black, Blue, Green
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Diet
Herbivore
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Common Name
Botany Bay Weevil
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Species Name
spectabilis
