Eupholus nickerli is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae.Animal Diversity
Subspecies Subspecies include: Eupholus-nickerli cyanescens Eupholus-nickerli-cyanescens at Coleoptera Atlas Eupholus-nickerli anthracina Eupholus-nickerli-anthracina at Coleoptera Atlas
Distribution This species can be found in Papua New Guinea.Biolib
Habitat These beetles mainly inhabit warm forest.
Description
Eupholus nickerli can reach a length of about .Kaefer-der-welt In the subspecies Eupholus-nickerli cyanescens the basic colour of these quite variable beetles is metallic blue, with some transversal irregular black bands along the elytra. The thorax is uniformly blue. In the subspecies Eupholus-nickerli anthracina the basic color is greygreyish, with transversal black and yellowish bands . These structural colours derive from very small, flat scales Stanislav N. Gorb Functional Surfaces in Biology: Little Structures with Big Effects, Volume 1 and possibly serve to warn predators of their toxicity. The top of rostrum and the end of the antennae are black.
References
External links World Field Guide Als Photo Page