Hypomeces squamosus (Fabricius)

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Curculionidae

Common name

Green weevil, gold-dust weevil

Habitat

Adults are variable in colour, typical form covered with glittering metallic green to blue-green scaling, dusted with orange powdering; or with Sexually dimorphic, with males covered with long, fine erect pubescence, which is absent in females.

Host plants

Polyphagous and feeds on several hosts.

Pest status

A minor and sporadic pest of agricultural crops (cotton, legumes, etc.) and forestry in some parts of India.

See detailed fact sheet from Plantwise Knowledge Bank.

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