Pale Green Weevil

Polydrusus impressifrons

The Pale Green Weevil is a small, green bug that loves to munch on leaves. Its bright color helps it blend in with plants, making it a little tricky to spot!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Pale Green Weevil is a small beetle, typically 4-6mm long, with a distinct iridescent metallic green body covered in shimmering scales. It has a short, broad snout (rostrum) and clubbed antennae, making it visually distinct from most other small green beetles.

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Pale Green Weevil

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby weevils live as grubs underground, feeding on roots before emerging!

Female weevils lay hundreds of eggs, often underground near plant roots!

Some weevils can play dead when threatened, falling to the ground!

Their brilliant green color comes from tiny reflective scales, not pigment!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Pale Green Weevil can hide perfectly among leaves because of its iridescent green scales that blend in with foliage, helping them avoid predators.

Pale Green Weevil has a specialized snout (rostrum) that helps them efficiently chew and feed on the tough leaves and buds of various trees and shrubs.

Pale Green Weevil larvae can munch on roots underground because of their strong mandibles, helping them grow safely hidden from predators.

Pale Green Weevil can fly to new feeding grounds because of its powerful wings, helping them find fresh plants to eat and mates.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 8-12 mm
Größe: 4-6 mm
Lebenserwartung: 60-90 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny green bugs munch on leaves and buds from a variety of trees and shrubs.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed on plant roots while adults consume leaves and buds.

Hauptnahrung

oak leaves
birch leaves
willow leaves
poplar leaves
hazel leaves

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

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Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Adult weevils feed on the leaves and buds of this tree.

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Silver Birch

Betula pendula

This tree is a common food source for adult Pale Green Weevils.

eats

Great Tit

Parus major

These birds prey on adult Pale Green Weevils found on trees.

eats

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Spiders capture weevils in their webs, making them a meal.

Merkmale

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