Eupholus bennetti
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| Eupholus bennetti from New Guinea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Eupholus |
| Species: | E. bennetti
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| Binomial name | |
| Eupholus bennetti (Gestro, 1876)
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Eupholus bennetti is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae.
Description
[edit]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.
Distribution
[edit]This species can be found in lowland rainforests of Papua New Guinea.
Etymology
[edit]The scientific name commemorates the Australian naturalist George Bennett
References
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