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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Curculionoidea » Snout and Bark Beetles (Curculionidae) » Broad-nosed Weevils (Entiminae) » Polydrusini » Polydrusus » Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil (Polydrusus formosus)
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What is this? - Polydrusus formosus
Copyright © 2009 Hilma Anderson

What is this? - Polydrusus formosus
Franklin, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
August 1, 2009
Size: maybe 1/2"
I found this incredible metallic green insect in my garden. Besides the color, I love the feet!
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Contributed by Hilma Anderson on 1 August, 2009 - 11:34am
Last updated 29 January, 2010 - 8:35pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… margarethe brummermann, 2 August, 2009 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

Black background
How do you get the black background? Some photography set-up, or photoshop trick?
… John R. Maxwell, 1 August, 2009 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

 
The black background...
The black background is a black velour photo cloth.
… Hilma Anderson, 1 August, 2009 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

 
Nice
Thanks. I may try something like it sometime. Looks good.
… John R. Maxwell, 1 August, 2009 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

 
Sometimes white
Sometimes, I use a white background depending on which shows details better.
… Hilma Anderson, 1 August, 2009 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

Curculionidae sp.
Curculionidae sp.
… Serdar Bilginturan, 1 August, 2009 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

 
Common name?
Is immigant beetle its common name?
… Hilma Anderson, 1 August, 2009 - 11:50am login or register to post comments

 
Try here
… John R. Maxwell, 1 August, 2009 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

 
yes -- P. sericeus
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… v belov, 1 August, 2009 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
I found one of these recently.... I'm no pro, but that's what I would guess.
… Yvonne1313, 1 August, 2009 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

 
Immigrant?
Is that its name or is it an immigrant non-native?
… Hilma Anderson, 1 August, 2009 - 11:48am login or register to post comments

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