Gonipterus platensis (a species of weevil)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Rolf Oberprieler, pers. comm. 2020
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Curculioninae
Tribe: Gonipterini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 10
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: leaf-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
