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Speargrass Weevils
Lyperobius
Lyperobius is a weevil genus in the subfamily Molytinae. Most Lyperobius species live in sub-alpine and alpine grassland, feeding on members of the family Apiaceae. Adults are active by day and feed on flowers, seeds, leaves and stems of the host plant. Larvae are found in the thick roots, rhizomes and soil surrounding the root system. All members of this genus are endemic to New Zealand. With the exception of L. huttoni and L. nesidiotes, all species are only found on the South Island.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Lyperobius hudsoni
speciesLyperobius hudsoni
Hutton's Speargrass Weevil
speciesLyperobius huttoni
Lyperobius cupiendus
speciesLyperobius cupiendus
Lyperobius clarkei
speciesLyperobius clarkei
Lyperobius spedenii
speciesLyperobius spedenii
Lyperobius fallax
speciesLyperobius fallax
Lyperobius barbarae
speciesLyperobius barbarae
Lyperobius coxalis
speciesLyperobius coxalis
Lyperobius carinatus
speciesLyperobius carinatus
Lyperobius montanus
speciesLyperobius montanus
Lyperobius patricki
speciesLyperobius patricki
Lyperobius townsendii
speciesLyperobius townsendii
Lyperobius glacialis
speciesLyperobius glacialis
Lyperobius australis
speciesLyperobius australis
Lyperobius nesidiotes
speciesLyperobius nesidiotes
Lyperobius eylesi
speciesLyperobius eylesi
Lyperobius townsendi
speciesLyperobius townsendi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 376933.