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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Polydrusus |
Species: | P. impressifrons
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Binomial name | |
Polydrusus impressifrons (Gyllenhal, 1834)
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Polydrusus impressifrons, known generally as the pale green weevil or leaf weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is native to Europe, but was introduced to North America in the early 20th Century. They feed on fruit trees and hardwood trees. [5]
Polydrusus impressifrons looks similar to Polydrusus formosus, but P. impressifrons is smaller and lighter and has a broader head. Adult beetles are pale green-blue in color and have a pattern of lines and dots on their backs. They reach a length of 0.15–0.22 inches (3.8–5.6 mm). [5]
These two subspecies belong to the species Polydrusus impressifrons:
Polydrusus impressifrons | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Polydrusus |
Species: | P. impressifrons
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Binomial name | |
Polydrusus impressifrons (Gyllenhal, 1834)
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Polydrusus impressifrons, known generally as the pale green weevil or leaf weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is native to Europe, but was introduced to North America in the early 20th Century. They feed on fruit trees and hardwood trees. [5]
Polydrusus impressifrons looks similar to Polydrusus formosus, but P. impressifrons is smaller and lighter and has a broader head. Adult beetles are pale green-blue in color and have a pattern of lines and dots on their backs. They reach a length of 0.15–0.22 inches (3.8–5.6 mm). [5]
These two subspecies belong to the species Polydrusus impressifrons: