Gonipterus platensis

Gonipterus platensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Gonipterus
Species:
G. platensis
Binomial name
Gonipterus platensis
Marelli, 1927[1]

Gonipterus platensis is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is commonly known as the eucalyptus snout beetle, the eucalyptus weevil or the gum tree weevil. It feeds and breeds on Eucalyptus trees and is endemic to Australia, though it is also found in New Zealand, North America, Hawaii, and western Europe.[2]

  1. ^ Marelli CA (1927) [The eucalyptus weevil found in Argentina is not the same as the Tasmanian species Gonipterus scutellatus.] Revista Museo La Plata 30, 257–269 (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mapondera was invoked but never defined (see the help page).