EPPO Global Database

Naupactus leucoloma(GRAGLE)

Distribution details in Australia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1930s
From CABI Pest map 179 (1964): Present, no details
Comments
Introduced species. Major pest in Queensland and Western Australia, but also found in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia where infestations are more sporadic.
References
* Chadwick CF (1965) Checklist of the Brachyderinae (Col. Curculionidae) occurring in Australia. Journal of the Entomological Society of Australia (NSW) 2, 21-34.

* INTERNET
Cesar Australia. PestNotes. Whitefringed weevil. Naupactus leucoloma. https://cesaraustralia.com/pestnotes/weevils/whitefringed-weevil/

* Matthiessen JN (1991) Population phenology of whitefringed weevil, Graphognathus leucoloma (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in pasture in a Mediterranean-climate region of Australia. Bulletin of Entomological Research 81(3), 283-289.

* Oberprieler RG, Zimmerman EC (2020) Australian Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Volume IV. SCIRO Publishing, 650 pp.

* Pullen KR, Jennings D, Oberprieler RG (2014) Annotated catalogue of Australian weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Zootaxa 3896 (1), 1–481. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3896.1.1