Rhynchodes Ursus
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| Phylum | Arthropoda |
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| Genus | Rhynchodes |
| Order | Beetles |
| Rank | Species |
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| ID | 3061328 |
About Rhynchodes Ursus
Rhynchodes ursus, or elephant weevil, is a wood-boring weevil found all over New Zealand. Adult weevils are found on trees, where they gather to feed on sap. Larvae tunnel into dead trunks and branches of southern beeches, rimu and Dracophyllum traversii.