Cyphagogus sp. (Brentid weevil)
Members of the tribe Cyphagogini is unusual among weevils in that they are kleptoparasites of other weevils. Wood-boring weevils in the Scolytinae and Platypodinae cultivate and feed (as larvae and adults) on ambrosia fungi in their tunnels; the cyphagogine weevils invade and take over the tunnels, forcing out the original owners and feeding on the fungi.
Cyphagogus sp. is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands
Species information
- Cyphagogus sp. Scientific name
- Brentid weevil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 626.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Location information
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Maps
Crace Grasslands
