![Giraffe weevil [Lasiorhynchus barbicornis] (male (l) and female (r)). Dorsal view](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/lasiorhynchus_barbicornis_mf_d__FitMaxWzg3Miw1NDVd.jpg)
Giraffe weevil Lasiorhynchus barbicornis (male (l) and female (r)). Dorsal view
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Whānau
- Family
- Curculionidae
Te Rahi
- Koinei te pītara roa katoa o Aotearoa. E 45 mm te roa o te uwha, e 70 mm te roa o te toa.
Size range
- New Zealand’s longest beetle. Female 45 mm, Male 70 mm.
Te Tītaringa
- He momo māori.
Distribution
- Native to New Zealand
Te Huringa Ora
- Ka tukuna ngā hua ki roto i te hiako o ngā rākau me ngā peka kua mate, kua mate haere rānei, i te tīmatanga o te raumati.
- Ka rua tau te torongū e noho ana ki te rākau.
- He tapawhā kē te āhua o te kōhao e puta mai ai ia ki te ao mārama.
- Ka rua wiki noho iho ngā pakeke e ora ana.
Life history
- Eggs laid in bark of dead or dying trees and branches in early summer
- Larvae live in the log for two years
- Emergence hole is square
- Adults live only two weeks
Gallery
![Giraffe weevil [Lasiorhynchus barbicornis] (male) Image: Christina Painting / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Male_giraffe_weevil_L__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd._barbicornis.jpg)
![Giraffe weevil [Lasiorhynchus barbicornis] (female) Image: Christina Painting / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/Female_Lasiorhynchus_barbicornis__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Giraffe weevil [Lasiorhynchus barbicornis] (male (l) and female (r)). Dorsal view Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/lasiorhynchus_barbicornis_mf_d__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![Giraffe weevil [Lasiorhynchus barbicornis] (male (bottom) and female (top)). Lateral view Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/What-is-this-bug/lasiorhynchus_barbicornis_mf_l__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)