Eupholus chevrolati is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae.

Eupholus chevrolati
Eupholus chevrolati from Aru Islands (Indonesia)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Eupholus
Species:
E. chevrolati
Binomial name
Eupholus chevrolati

Description

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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

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This species can be found in Aru Islands (Indonesia)

Etymology

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The name honours the French entomologist Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat

References

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  1. ^ 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.