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Chrysolopus spectabilis (Diamond beetle)

Synonyms: Curculio spectabilis (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Chrysolopus spectabilis (Common names include Botany Bay diamond weevil, Botany Bay diamond beetle and sapphire weevil) is a species of weevil found in south-eastern Australia. It is up to 25 mm (1.0 in) long, with metallic green patterns on a black background. It is a specialist, only known from 28 species of Acacia. It was discovered during James Cook's first voyage, and became the first insect to be described from Australia.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0