Eupholus bennetti | |
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Eupholus bennetti from New Guinea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Curculionidae |
Genus: | Eupholus |
Species: | E. bennetti |
Binomial name | |
Eupholus bennetti (Gestro, 1876) | |
Synonyms | |
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Eupholus bennetti is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Eupholus bennetti can reach a length of about 22–32 millimetres (0.87–1.26 in). This quite variable species is usually blue or green, with two longitudinal black bands along the pronotum and the elytra. The blue-green colour derives from very small scales. The top of the antennae is black.
This species can be found in lowland rainforests of Papua New Guinea.
The scientific name commemorates the Australian naturalist George Bennett
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