Hairy Belid Weevil
Dorsal
Ellura
Red-nosed Belid Weevil
Dorsal
 
                      
Hairy Belid Weevil (Rhinotia sp ES03)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Beetles (Coleoptera)
Family: Belid Weevil (Curculionoidea: Belidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Hairy Belid Weevil (Rhinotia sp ES03)
This Photo:     Profile

Thank you Boris Büche for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
1st Live Photo on-line:
Boris said "Most similar to Rhinotia ursa - different by bicoloured hair."

Copyright © 2013-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 07-Nov-2013
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.