11005-67002 Knobbled weevil (Hadramphus stilbocarae) pair, mating on host plant Anisotome lyalli after dark. These large flightless weevils are vulnerable to rat predation and now only survive on rat-free islands. The best populations are in Fiordland, on the outer exposed coasts of Resolution Island, Outer Gilbert Island III, Breaksea Island, and Secretary Island. Host plants further south are the megaherbs Stilbocarpa lyalli and S. robusta. Breaksea Island, Breaksea Sound, Fiordland *
DSC_8600 Knobbled weevil (Hadramphus stilbocarae) habitat, with the host plant Anisotome lyalli growing above hide tide at the back of the beach. The large flightless weevil is vulnerable to rat predation and now only survives on rat-free islands. Two other known weevil host plants are the megaherbs Stilbocarpa lyalli and S. robusta. Sealers Bay, Chalky Island, Fiordland *
11005-67018 Speargrass weevil (Lyperobius huttoni) a large flightless, reddish brown to black weevil. This legally protected species was once widespread around Wellington's south coast and coastal hills. But by the late 1980's it was facing extinction in many of these areas. South Island populations remain in eastern montane and subalpine regions from Marlborough to south Canterbury. Host plants are Aciphylla aurea, A.colensoi, and A.squarrosa. Kahutara Saddle, Kaikoura *
