Polydrusus formosus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Rotterdam [The Hague] | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 4 | Manchester | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 6 | Hamburg | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Turin | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 8 | Copenhagen | 🇩🇰 Denmark | |
| 9 | Essen | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Paris | 🇫🇷 France |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 87 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 672 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and August–November, the lowest months. That is one of Minneapolis [Saint Paul]'s wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 20 mm in January.
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.
18th of 35
Of the 35 cities where we can rate Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] ranks 18th 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%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (87 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.
