Eupholus porioni INDONESIA
£12.95
Metallic Blue Banded Snout Weevil
Sex: Male or FM
Quality: A1-/A1 (good to perfect)
Format: Papered/unmounted, requires relaxing and setting
- Description
Description
Description
Taxonomy Identification: Family Curculionidae, first identified by Limoges & Le Tirant in 2022
Colour: Overall colouration metallic blue with blue and black bands/spots, highly variable.
Size: Length from tip of snout to end of abdomen 24-30mm – excludes legs and antenna
Comments & Applications: A very recent discovery, lovely metallic blue and black weevils from Jayapura, Papua Indonesia. One for the connoisseur collector.
Weevils are popular among the art and design industry. Used in framing, domes, artwork, photography, film and jewellery applications
Format: Unmounted, legs/antenna folded, dried in the packet, requires relaxing and setting
More information: External link– Captive Breeding