11005-66807 Giraffe weevil, or tuwhaipapa (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis) NZ's longest beetle. Male with it's antennae on the tip of the 'nose', on nikau palm frond. Common in spring and summer on trunks and logs in North Island, and northern South Island forests. Marlborough Sounds *
DSC_7983 Giraffe weevil, or tuwhaipapa (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis) NZ's longest beetle. Two large males. The coloured 'spots' are markings made by a researcher studying behaviour. Common in spring and summer on trunks and logs in North Island, and northern South Island forests. Matuku Reserve, Waitakere Ranges *
DSC_7917 Giraffe weevil, or tuwhaipapa (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis) NZ's longest beetle. Large male with smaller female on right. The coloured 'spots' are markings made by a researcher studying behaviour. Common in spring and summer on trunks and logs in North Island, and northern South Island forests. Matuku Reserve, Waitakere Ranges *
