Zenagraphus metallescens (10-12mm long) in the Remarkables Range. This striking native weevil is quite common on many Central Otago ranges. Worryingly, the introduced M. aethiopoides wasp was found to be capable of parasitising this weevil even though the weevil is more than twice the size of the pest targeted by the wasp.
BRIAN PATRICK
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Forest and Bird, Issue 282, 1 November 1996, Page 39
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54Zenagraphus metallescens (10-12mm long) in the Remarkables Range. This striking native weevil is quite common on many Central Otago ranges. Worryingly, the introduced M. aethiopoides wasp was found to be capable of parasitising this weevil even though the weevil is more than twice the size of the pest targeted by the wasp. BRIAN PATRICK Forest and Bird, Issue 282, 1 November 1996, Page 39
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