Coleoptera: Curculionidae

Chrysolopus spectabilis  

Botany Bay Diamond Weevil (Chrysolopus spectabilis)
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© Vik Dunis 2012
Brisbane Ranges National Park, VIC (Dec, 2012)

The Botany Bay Diamond Weevil was one of the first insects discovered on Cook's exploration of Australia and was collected by Joseph Banks.

Botany Bay Diamond Weevil (Chrysolopus spectabilis)

Botany Bay Diamond Weevil

Botany Bay Diamond Weevil (Chrysolopus spectabilis)

Botany Bay Diamond Weevil

Botany Bay Diamond Weevil (Chrysolopus spectabilis)

Botany Bay Diamond Weevil