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Mecinus pascuorum​ (Gyllenhal, 1813) (a species of weevil)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence

TMAG collections

Non-native (European origin)

Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Superfamily: Curculionoidea

Family: Curculionidae

Subfamily: Curculioninae

Tribe: Mecinini

Morphology

Typical length (mm): 2.0
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight

Ecology

Assumed larval feeding: leaf-feeder (on Plantago)
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic

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