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Argentine Stem Weevil

Listronotus bonariensis

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24 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 7, February 10, March 1, April 4, May 4, June 2, July 4, August 2, September 5, October 2, November 5, December 4.
New Zealand50
Australia16
Canterbury Region15
New South Wales7
Victoria7
Northland Region7
Manawatu-Wanganui Region6
Waikato Region5
Auckland Region4
Bay of Plenty Region4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyTrue Weevils · Curculionidae
GenusListronotus

Sources

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