Leptopius
A weevil at Mossman Gorge, QLD
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| Leptopius | KimberiRP | 22 Oct 2026 | |
| Orthorhinus klugii | CarbonAI | 28 Sep 2026 | |
| Leptopius | StewartJasonP | 25 Mar 2026 |
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_Leptopius_ genus wonderful 'weevil beetle' – perhaps _Leptopius setosus_ ?
Please assist with identifying this – if possible – to species .
Healthy lowland floodplain tropical rain forest,
apparently healthy wonderful brown weevil beetle, with conical bumps all over its surface;
walking on the foliage of the _Randia audasii_ flowering tree just previously photographed ( https://naturemapr.org/sightings/4724305 ) .
On my hand for photography purposes and then returned back to the foliage it walked onto my hand from .
Mossman River lowland floodplain distributary creek, well inland hence upstream of Mossman town .
2015 January 30th 4:49–4:52 pm .
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Location information
- Places Mossman Gorge, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- StewartJasonP Recorded by
- Randia audasii . Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr Leptopius sp. (genus) Weevils (Curculionoidea) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Leptopius Scientific name
- A weevil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 736.7m Recorded at altitude
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