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Polydrusus impressifrons
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Polydrusus
Species:	P. impressifrons
Binomial name
Polydrusus impressifrons (Gyllenhal, 1834)

Polydrusus impressifrons, known generally as the pale green weevil or leaf weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is native to Europe, but was introduced to North America in the early 20th Century. They feed on fruit trees and hardwood trees.

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).

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Polydrusus impressifrons:

• Polydrusus impressifrons danieli (Hoffmann, 1959)
• Polydrusus impressifrons impressifrons

References

1. "Polydrusus impressifrons Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
2. ^ "Polydrusus impressifrons species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
3. ^ "Polydrusus impressifrons". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
4. "Polydrusus impressifrons Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
5. ^ Lisak, Sarah; Aukema, Brian; Shanovich, Hailey. "Polydrusus Weevils | FruitEdge". fruitedge.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-30.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26093-1.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-25916-4.

External links

• Media related to Polydrusus impressifrons at Wikimedia Commons

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