Key Identification Features
- Scopoli in 1763, has distinct characteristics for its adult and larval life stages.
- Adult individuals have a shiny red bell-shaped pronotum, a shiny black or dark brown head with protruding eyes, a distinct neck, and short rounded elytra.
- Giraffe weevils are well known for their elongated necks, and male individuals have necks 2 to 3 times larger than females of the species.
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