White-fringed weevil
NB: not captive, seen on an exterior wall.
White-fringed weevils are native to southern South America.
I learned that they are invasive here in Australia, now pests of agricultural crops.
Adults feed on the foliage of hundreds of plant species. Larvae feed on roots and their damage is more serious, especially on crops or young pines in plantations and nurseries.
10 mm body length.
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White-fringed weevil
NB: not captive, seen on an exterior wall.
White-fringed weevils are native to southern South America.
I learned that they are invasive here in Australia, now pests of agricultural crops.
Adults feed on the foliage of hundreds of plant species. Larvae feed on roots and their damage is more serious, especially on crops or young pines in plantations and nurseries.
10 mm body length.
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