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Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil - side view, Heesch, Netherlands The tiny (6mm) Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil. This is basically a black weevil with colorful pearl-like scales. As they age, they become increasingly dark as they lose more scales. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94622/green_immigrant_leaf_weevil_-_frontal_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil - frontal, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/94622_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=W15QlKl6GuYp%2FUKASuT5IgWLmak%3D" width="132" height="152" alt="Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil - frontal, Heesch, Netherlands The tiny (6mm) Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil. This is basically a black weevil with colorful pearl-like scales. As they age, they become increasingly dark as they lose more scales. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94621/green_immigrant_leaf_weevil_-_side_view_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94623/green_immigrant_leaf_weevil_-_diagonal_heesch_netherlands.html Extreme Macro,Extreme Macro Portraits,Polydrusus formosus,WeMacro" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94623/green_immigrant_leaf_weevil_-_diagonal_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil - diagonal, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/94623_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=LBhnmchpsM19sosggG5T9dtTkqU%3D" width="200" height="162" alt="Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil - diagonal, Heesch, Netherlands The tiny (6mm) Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil. This is basically a black weevil with colorful pearl-like scales. As they age, they become increasingly dark as they lose more scales. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94621/green_immigrant_leaf_weevil_-_side_view_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94622/green_immigrant_leaf_weevil_-_frontal_heesch_netherlands.html Extreme Macro,Polydrusus formosus" /></a></figure> Extreme Macro,Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil,Polydrusus formosus Click/tap to enlarge

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil - side view, Heesch, Netherlands

The tiny (6mm) Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil. This is basically a black weevil with colorful pearl-like scales. As they age, they become increasingly dark as they lose more scales.

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil - frontal, Heesch, Netherlands The tiny (6mm) Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil. This is basically a black weevil with colorful pearl-like scales. As they age, they become increasingly dark as they lose more scales. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94621/green_immigrant_leaf_weevil_-_side_view_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94623/green_immigrant_leaf_weevil_-_diagonal_heesch_netherlands.html Extreme Macro,Extreme Macro Portraits,Polydrusus formosus,WeMacro

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil - diagonal, Heesch, Netherlands The tiny (6mm) Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil. This is basically a black weevil with colorful pearl-like scales. As they age, they become increasingly dark as they lose more scales. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94621/green_immigrant_leaf_weevil_-_side_view_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94622/green_immigrant_leaf_weevil_-_frontal_heesch_netherlands.html Extreme Macro,Polydrusus formosus

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Uneducated question...How do you get them to look like they are floating? Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      They are pinned, I simply Photoshop away the pin afterwards. Still have to paint the pin black, would make it easier. Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        You can buy black insect pins. Size #2 is good for general use. Smaller sizes for smaller insects and larger sizes are best for bigger insects. Posted 5 years ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
          Christine Young
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          Like these:
          https://www.bioquip.com/search/DispProduct.asp?pid=1208B000

           Posted 5 years ago
          1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
            Ferdy Christant
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            Thanks so much, saved to notes, will look into this later. I definitely need black pins are pins far far thinner. Posted 5 years ago
            1. View Christine Young's profile
              Christine Young
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              You're welcome...insect pins are definitely much thinner and should be useful for your purposes. Posted 5 years ago

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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
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Uploaded May 22, 2020. Captured May 7, 2020 22:23.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.2
  • 1/200s
  • ISO64
  • 50mm

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