Rhynchodes ursus
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rhynchodes-ursus-170-7845486
title:
Rhynchodes ursus
text:
Rhynchodes ursus, or elephant weevil, is a wood-boring weevil found all over New Zealand. Adult weevils are found on trees, where they gather to feed on sap. Larvae tunnel into dead trunks and branches of southern beeches, rimu and Dracophyllum traversii.
This large weevil has a deep brown colour with two lighter bands near the side of its thorax. It has black legs with a spot of yellowish-brown hairs on each femur. It has dense scales on its body, which can be hair-like. In female specimens the
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description:
Species of beetle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchodes_ursus
date created:
2018-02-26T08:31:37Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T22:00:17Z
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