Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Polydrusus formosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Voyageurs National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

7 Verified sightings at Voyageurs National Park From 2019 to 2026
238 In all 12 parks
August 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 Voyageurs National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil sighting in Voyageurs National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 20 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil in Voyageurs National Park?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil in Voyageurs National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and September, the lowest months. That is one of Voyageurs National Park's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain against 25 mm in January. November to April have too few records to rate.

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

3rd of 12

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil sightings, Voyageurs National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 30%) and Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 30%).

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

Same order: Coleoptera

The closest relatives of the Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil that you can see in Voyageurs National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are American Carrion Beetle (about 30%), White-Spotted Sawyer (about 30%) and Asian Lady Beetle (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 Voyageurs National Park (7 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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