Obese lily weevil

Description: The larvae of this ground dwelling beetle destroy the bulbs of various species of lily by boring inside them. The adults feed on the lily leaves.
Accession Loan No.: 890/1913/X639
Collection Class: Arthropods
Common Name: obese lily weevil
Simple Name: insect: beetle
Full Name: CURCULIONIDAE: Brachycerus obesis [?sp] Fabricius, 1775: obese lily weevil
Period Classification: Victorian (1837-1901)
Family Group
Collector / Excavator: de la Garde, Philip
Collection Parish: Simon’s Town
Collection Town: Cape Town
Collection County: Western Cape Province
Collection Country: South Africa
Collection Area Region: Southern Africa
Collection Continent: Africa
Phylum: ARTHROPODA
Family: CURCULIONIDAE
Genus: Brachycerus
Species: obesis

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