giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa)

Query: Giraffe

Result: 71^st of 560

Subject:	giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa)
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giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa)

Description
English: Male specimen of Trachelophorus giraffa (Attelabidae; en: Giraffe weevil); picture taken in Ranomafana National Park
Deutsch: Männchen von Trachelophorus giraffa (Attelabidae); Bild im Nationalpark Ranomafana aufgenommen
Date 13 January 2008
Author Axel Strauß
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trachelophorus_giraffa_male_01.jpg

The giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) is a weevil endemic to Madagascar. It derives its name from an extended neck much like that of the common giraffe. The giraffe weevil is sexually dimorphic, with the neck of the male typically being 2 to 3 times the length of that of the female. Order: Coleoptera, Superfamily: Curculionoidea, Family: Attelabidae, Genus: Trachelophorus, Species: Trachelophorus giraffa Jekel, 1860.

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