Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Polydrusus formosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Isle Royale National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

22 Verified sightings at Isle Royale National Park From 2019 to 2026
238 In all 12 parks
July 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 Isle Royale National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil sighting in Isle Royale National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 48 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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 Isle Royale National Park the best place to see a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil?

Among the best

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil sightings, Isle Royale National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil live in Isle Royale National Park?

Same order: Coleoptera

The closest relatives of the Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil that you can see in Isle Royale National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are White-Spotted Sawyer (about 20%), Evodinus monticola (about 20%) and Northeastern Pine Sawyer (about 20%), 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 Isle Royale National Park (22 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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