DSC_0434 Elephant weevil, or wiiwira (Rhyncodes ursus) a brightly coloured female, recently emerged on mountain beech. Found from New Caledonia (including Lifou), through the Kermadecs and throughout NZ. The larvae tunnel in the dead wood of beech, kauri, Dracophyllum and taraire. The adults can be found crawling slowly over the trunks of these trees in summer, feeding on exuded tree sap. Lake Manapouri, Fiordland *
DSC_7964 Giraffe weevil, or tuwhaipapa (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis) NZ's longest beetle. Large male with smaller male on right. Males have antennae on the tip of the 'nose'. Common in spring and summer on trunks and logs in North Island, and northern South Island forests. Matuku Reserve, Waitakere Ranges *
11005-66801 Giraffe weevil, or tuwhaipapa (Lasiorhynchus barbicornis) NZ's longest beetle. The larger male (shown) has it's antennae on the tip of the 'nose'. Common in spring and summer on trunks and logs in North Island, and northern South Island forests. Marlborough Sounds *
