Eupholus schoenherri mimikanus INDONESIA
£4.95
Mimikanus Blue 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 Heller in 1923
Colour: Overall colouration blue with metallic blue and black bands, highly variable.
Size: Length from tip of snout to end of abdomen 24-30mm – excludes legs and antenna
Comments & Applications: A lovely metallic blue and black weevil 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