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Showing posts with label Parapoderus nigripennis Leaf-rolling Weevil Attelabidae Biodiversity Research and Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parapoderus nigripennis Leaf-rolling Weevil Attelabidae Biodiversity Research and Education. Show all posts

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Leaf-rolling Weevil (Parapoderus nigripennis)

Family Attelabidae
A small weevil about 2-8mm in length.


The female lays eggs in rolled-up leaves which then falls off the tree.

Adults feed on flower buds and leaves.
 
Info: Field Guide to South African Insects