Oxyops sp. (genus)

Oxyops weevil at WREN Reserves

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Identification history

	Oxyops sp. (genus)	6 Dec 2023	AlisonMilton
	Unverified	5 Dec 2023	KylieWaldon

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I think these are beetle larvae that have perhaps been predated upon by flies or some other insect that laid eggs inside them, and they are in the process of decomposition. Hope they are dead and not alive. There were about 50 small somethings sitting on top of one of them but too small for my camera to see them.

2 comments

AlisonMilton wrote:

6 Dec 2023

Actually, they are weevil larvae and not injured.

KylieWaldon wrote:

6 Dec 2023

wow. No way! That is so awesome. Best defence ever. TY. :)

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Sighting information

4 Abundance
3 Dec 2023 08:51 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Weevils (Curculionoidea) KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

Additional information

gum tree Associated plant
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Injured / sick Animal health

Species information

Oxyops sp. (genus) Scientific name
Oxyops weevil Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 661.92m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

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South Australia

Victoria

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