Argentine stem weevil

Insects: Foliage Feeding Insects
Hexapoda (including Insecta) > Coleoptera > Curculionidae > Listronotus bonariensis (Kuschel)

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5319011 Adult(s) Adult colour variable from light grey-brown to dark-brown or black. Elongate (3 mm long), compact and hard bodied. Pronounced snout and characteristic white pronotal stripes. The body is covered with numerous hairs and white wax-like scales which tend to hold dust, producing a dirty-grey appearance (Ferro, 1976); Australia: Melbourne- Jan 1973, ex light trap. Pest and Diseases Image Library
5319012 Adult(s) elytra; Australia: Melbourne- Jan 1973, ex light trap Pest and Diseases Image Library
5319013 Adult(s) Specimen collected in Australia: Melbourne- Jan 1973, ex light trap Pest and Diseases Image Library
5319014 Adult(s) Specimen collected in Australia: Melbourne- Jan 1973, ex light trap Pest and Diseases Image Library
5319015 Adult(s) The body is covered with numerous hairs and white wax-like scales which tend to hold dust, producing a dirty-grey appearance (Ferro, 1976); Australia: Melbourne- Jan 1973, ex light trap Pest and Diseases Image Library
5319016 Adult(s) Specimen from Australia: Melbourne- Jan 1973, ex light trap Pest and Diseases Image Library
5319017 Adult(s) Specimen collected in Australia: Melbourne- Jan 1973, ex light trap Pest and Diseases Image Library
5319018 Adult(s) Specimen collected in Australia: Melbourne- Jan 1973, ex light trap Pest and Diseases Image Library
0660058 Adult(s)

Adult Listronotus bonariensis.

S.L. Goldson
0660060 Damage

Damage by adult Listronotus bonariensis to ryegrass leaf,showing windowed effect and curled strips of epidermal tissue.

S.L. Goldson
0660096 Damage

Damage by larvae of Listronotus bonariensis.

S.L. Goldson
0660059 Larva(e)

Larva of Listronotus bonariensis and damaged ryegrass stem.

S.L. Goldson


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