Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Polydrusus formosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Detroit

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Detroit
238 In all 12 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Polydrusus formosus, commonly known as the green immigrant leaf weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
2 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
3 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
4 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
5 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
6 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
9 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
10 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
11 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
2 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
3 Rotterdam [The Hague] 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
4 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
5 Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Netherlands
~10%
6 Hamburg 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
7 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
~10%
8 Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark
~10%
9 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
~10%
10 Paris 🇫🇷 France
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil in Detroit?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil sighting in Detroit on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 181st most-seen of the 268 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil in Detroit?

May and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil in Detroit on a given day, against under 5% in July to April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Detroit the best place to see a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil?

30th of 35

Of the 35 cities where we can rate Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil sightings, Detroit ranks 30th at about 10%. The best odds are in London (United Kingdom, about 20%), Liverpool (United Kingdom, about 10%) and Rotterdam [The Hague] (Netherlands, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil live in Detroit?

Same family: Curculionidae

The closest relatives of the Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil that you can see in Detroit (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Black Vine Weevil (about 10%) and Peach Root Weevil (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Detroit (8 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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