Vine Weevil

Orthorhinus klugii

Bug Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

Body covered with dense setae, it is brown to light brown with distinct light brown/orange patch along posterior margin of pronotum and 2 distinct tubercles mesially on anterior margin of pronotum.

Size

Can grow to around 10mm

Habitat

The larvae of this insect bore in Acacia twigs but also attack grapevines

Distribution

South eastern Australia including around Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (1)

The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2022-08-05 17:01:10)

Quick Facts

Common name: Vine Weevil
Scientific name: Orthorhinus klugii Boheman, 1835
Family: Curculionidae
Category: Bug Life › Beetles
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

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