Biology:Polydrusus impressifrons
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| 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]
Description
Polydrusus impressifrons looks similar to Polydrusus formosus, but P. impressifrons is smaller, 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]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Polydrusus impressifrons:
References
- ↑ "Polydrusus impressifrons Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=618820.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Polydrusus impressifrons species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/a1506d1498efad76bd9e69b43a0591dd.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Polydrusus impressifrons". https://www.gbif.org/species/1176504.
- ↑ "Polydrusus impressifrons Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/119188.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lisak, Sarah; Aukema, Brian; Shanovich, Hailey. "Polydrusus Weevils | FruitEdge". https://fruitedge.umn.edu/insect-pests/polydrusus-weevils.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3395550 entry
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