Euwallacea perbrevis

Euwallacea perbrevis, commonly known as tea shot-hole borer, is a species of weevil native to South and South-East Asia through to Australia, but introduced to Western countries.

[1][2] It is native to American Samoa, Australia, Brunei, China, India, Fiji, Indonesia (Java), Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Japan, Malaysia, Palau, Philippines, Réunion, Singapore, Taiwan, Timor, Vietnam and Thailand.

It is also introduced into the United States, Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Mated females emerge through the original entrance tunnel and fly to new hosts.

The egg, larval and pupal stages of the species lasted about 8 to 10, 21 to 26 and 10 to 12 days, respectively.

Adults generally stored and carry spores of the ambrosia fungus in mycangia.