New Zealand Invertebrates

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 *

67001Knobbled weevilHadramphusstilbocaraemalefeedinghost plantAnisotomelyallilargeflightlessweevilvulnerablerat predationratfree islandsFiordlandBreaksea IslandBreaksea Sound