Eupholus chevrolati
| Eupholus chevrolati | |
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| Eupholus chevrolati from Aru Islands (Indonesia) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Eupholus |
| Species: | E. chevrolati
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupholus chevrolati Guérin-Méneville, 1830[1]
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Eupholus chevrolati is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Description
[edit]Eupholus chevrolati can reach a length of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). The basic colour of this quite variable species is metallic blue-green, with some transversal irregular black bands along the elytra. The blue-green colour derives from very small scales. The top of rostrum and the end of the antennae are black.
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in Aru Islands (Indonesia)
Etymology
[edit]The name honours the French entomologist Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat
References
[edit]- ^ Guérin Méneville, F. C. (1830). "Géonémus à stries ponctuées". In Duperrey, L. I. (ed.). Voyage autour du monde. Vol. 2 (2). Paris: Arthus Bertrand. pp. 117–118.