[2][3] It is a light tan colour with black elytra (wing cases),[4] and is found in tropical Asia where it is a pest of mango (Mangifera indica).

The mango leaf-cutting weevil is native to tropical Asia where it occurs in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

After a larval state lasting about eleven days, the larvae exit the leaf and form themselves earthen chambers in which to pupate.

Six days later they are fully mature and start to breed, copulation usually taking place early in the morning, and lasting for about an hour.

The most obvious sign of infestation is the presence of cut leaves on the ground beneath the tree, and the stripped, leaf-less shoots, which can be seen from a distance.