New Zealand Invertebrates

11005-67012 Speargrass weevil (Lyperobius spedenii) today, this is the most widely distributed of the mainland speargrass weevils remaining throughout its southern range extending roughly down the Main Divide from mid Canterbury to Southland. Its host plants are Aciphylla lecomtei, A. pinnatifida, A. spedeni, and A.simplex. Lake Douglas, Mark Range, Haast *

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11005-67012 Speargrass weevil (Lyperobius spedenii) today, this is the most widely distributed of the mainland speargrass weevils remaining throughout its southern range extending roughly down the Main Divide from mid Canterbury to Southland. Its host plants are Aciphylla lecomtei, A. pinnatifida, A. spedeni, and A.simplex. Lake Douglas, Mark Range, Haast *

67012 Speargrass weevil Lyperobius spedenii large flightless giant weevil tussock alpine montane speargrass Aciphylla Lake Douglas Haast Mark Range