Weevil - Polydrusus formosus

Even though it is green on green, I found it anyway, getting him standing still for a second is another story.

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Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Oh, the merry trials these tiny characters lead us through, right Paul?! Today for me it was dragonflies...add to that a more than healthy dose of stiff coastal breeze and I was all set for a colourful macro session haha. You made a gorgeous find and shot, well done!
Posted 5 years ago
1. Paul Dirksen
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Ruth. Posted 5 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

Lovely! and thanks for the species! I have made pics last year of a very similar one, probably the same species, in a frog pond near my house :-) Posted 5 years ago

Pudding4brains

Lion

Hi Paul, beautiful shot (as usual!). This is however not a Phyllobius (hence, I have removed that ID), but a Polydrusus (it has the gutter for the antenna at the side of the rostrum).
Phyllobius and Polydrusus and the like are (mostly) notoriously hard to identify (especially from photo) and may require genitalia or details such as the exact shape of the individual scales on certain parts of the body etc. Frankly, I never even try to identify my own images and just toss them in a collection bin named "PolyPhyllobi" to maybe work through when I'm old and wise (or stupid enough to try).
That said, due to the colour of the legs and the dark clubs of the antenna, this may very well be Polydrusus formosus (American name: Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil). Previously, that species was called P. sericeus and it may still be found under that name in various keys, such as here:
http://coleonet.de/coleo/texte/polydrusus.htm#sericeus
I could ask a specialist to have a look, but I myself can't honestly do better than Polydrusus cf. formosus
Cheers, Arp

P.S. To be clear: Never mind the other images on JD identified as Polydrusus or Phyllobius etc. - I haven't looked at those and many will be iffy or plain wrong. Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
1. Paul Dirksen
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks a lot for the information Arp, where would we be without you. Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Pudding4brains
    
    Lion
    
    Hi Paul, I've double checked with a different key and also got confirmation in from our national weevil-expert (Theodoor Heijerman), so I've changed the ID to P. formosus now. Cheers, Arp Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
  2. 1. Paul Dirksen
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks again Arp. Posted 5 years ago

The Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Polydrusus formosus is a species of ''broad-nosed weevils'' belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae. This beetle is present in most of Europe and in Nearctic ecozone.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Pudding4brains