Gonipterus gibberus

This weevil is greyish-brown with a light coloured transverse band. It is about thirteen millimetres long and not readily distinguishable from the closely related weevils, Gonipterus platensis, Gonipterus pulverulentus, and Gonipterus scutellatus, all of which share the same common names, as they have historically been confused with one another.

The gum tree weevil is endemic to Australia where Eucalyptus trees are native. Related species in the genus Gonipterus are invasive pests of eucalyptus in China, Africa, South America, North America, and Europe, and were historically misidentified as G. scutellatus until researchers examined the DNA of the pest species in 2012 and determined that none of the pests were genuine G. scutellatus. The populations in South America, which were initially identified as G. scutellatus, and later identified in 1996 as being G. gibberus, are actually G. pulverulentus.