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Beetle Family Curculionidae (Weevils)

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Genus in CurculionidaeNumber of SpecimensNumber of Pictures
PolydrususGreen Weevils13
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I haven't listed all of the genera in this huge beetle family of 60,000 species; just the one(s) I've found being eaten by trout.


Pictures of 1 Beetle Specimen in the Family Curculionidae:

Polydrusus (Green Weevils) Beetle AdultPolydrusus (Green Weevils) Beetle Adult View 3 PicturesThis is an iridescent green terrestrial (Terrestrial: Insects which live on land and are fed on by trout only when they incidentally fall into the water are known as "terrestrials" to fly anglers, and they're very important in late summer.) beetle. They're common in northern Wisconsin's forests during the middle of summer, and I found them on the water's surface more than any other terrestrial (Terrestrial: Insects which live on land and are fed on by trout only when they incidentally fall into the water are known as "terrestrials" to fly anglers, and they're very important in late summer.) insect. I saw the trout take a few and caught some trout on an imitation.
Collected July 31, 2004 from the Bois Brule River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

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