Gonipterus platensis

TaxID: 1054293

Basic Information

Gonipterus platensis

Eucalyptus Weevil, Eucalyptus snout beetle

Gonipterus platensis is a species of weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is commonly known as the eucalyptus snout beetle, the eucalyptus weevil or the gum tree weevil. It feeds and breeds on Eucalyptus trees and is endemic to Australia, though it is also found in New Zealand, North America, Hawaii, India, and western Europe.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Gonipterus

platensis

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Photos (5 photos)

Gonipterus platensis
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(c) pedro vargas@BY-NC
Gonipterus platensis
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(c) Claudio Maureira@BY-NC-SA
Gonipterus platensis
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(c) Stephen Thorpe@BY-NC
Gonipterus platensis
c
(c) Stephen Thorpe@BY-NC
Gonipterus platensis
c
(c) Stephen Thorpe@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (12 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Eucalyptus camaldulensis Host
Eucalyptus dunnii Host
Eucalyptus globulus Host
Eucalyptus grandis Host
Eucalyptus longifolia Host
Eucalyptus nitens Host
Eucalyptus obliqua Host
Eucalyptus platyphylla Host
Eucalyptus propinqua Host
Eucalyptus saligna Host
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Quarantine Status (0 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

No quarantine status records available.

Distribution (14 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Australia Present
Brazil Present
Chile Present —
Colombia Present —
Ecuador Present —
Spain Present
United Kingdom Present —
India Present —
Mexico Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature