Rhinotia haemoptera, the red weevil, is a weevil species in the family Belidae found in Australia.[1][2][3] They resemble net-winged beetles (Lycidae) in colour and are thought to mimic them.

Rhinotia haemoptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Belidae
Genus: Rhinotia
Species:
R. haemoptera
Binomial name
Rhinotia haemoptera
Kirby, 1819

References

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  1. ^ T J Hawkeswood, J. R. Turner and M Lebreton (1994). "The biology and host plants of the Australian weevil Rhinotia haemoptera (Kirby) (Insecta, Coleoptera, Belidae)". Spixiana. 17: 237–245.
  2. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Rhinotia haemoptera". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ^ Kirby, W. (1819). "A century of insects, including several new genera described from his cabinet". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 12 (2): 375-453 [dated 1818] [427, pl.22 fig.7]. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1817.tb00239.x.