11005-67001 Knobbled weevil (Hadramphus stilbocarae) male feeding on host plant Anisotome lyalli after dark. This large flightless weevil is vulnerable to rat predation and now only survives 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 *
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 *