Eupholus is a genus of
beetle in the family
Curculionidae. The genus includes some of the most colourful of the weevils. The colour may serve as a warning to predators that they are distasteful. Most species feed upon yam leaves, some of which are toxic to other animals. The species occur in
New Guinea and adjacent islands. This genus was described by French entomologist
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval in 1835.
Eupholus is a genus of
beetle in the family
Curculionidae. The genus includes some of the most colourful of the weevils. The colour may serve as a warning to predators that they are distasteful. Most species feed upon yam leaves, some of which are toxic to other animals. The species occur in
New Guinea and adjacent islands. This genus was described by French entomologist
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval in 1835.