New Zealand Invertebrates
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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 *
DSC7983Giraffe weeviltuwhaipapaLasiorhynchusbarbicornislongestbeetlemaleslargeMatuku ReserveWaitakere Ranges