Gonipterus Scutellatus

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gonipterus scutellatus is a species of weevil in the Curculionidae family. It is commonly known as the eucalyptus snout beetle, the eucalyptus weevil or the gum tree weevil. It feeds and breeds on Eucalyptus trees and is endemic to Australia.This weevil is greyish-brown with a light coloured transverse band. It is about thirteen millimetres long and not readily distinguishable from the closely related weevil, Gonipterus gibberus, which shares the same common names. The larvae are yellowish-green with black markings and have three green stripes on the underside which distinguishes them from larvae of G. gibberus.