Flax Weevil
This nocturnal Beetle makes its home on New Zealand flax bushes, hiding near the gruond diring the day and climbing into the leaf-blades to forage at night. Because of its large size and flightless, it is prone to predation especially by the Maori rat - the Kiore, and thus can now only be found on isolated predator free islands.
Original Postage stamp art by Dave Gunson.
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