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Phrynixus astutus
Phrynixus astutus is a weevil that is endemic to New Zealand. It has been found in lawns and garden beds in private gardens in Dunedin, and in two Wellington sanctuaries, Zealandia and Otari Wilsons Bush.This weevil is known to be a host for the parasitoid wasp Metaspathius kuscheli.
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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 395079.