Eugnathus distinctus is a tiny weevil, about 0.2 in (5 mm) long, whose dark body is coated with green scales. It lives in East Asia (Japan, Korea, and Taiwan) and is not found in the United States.
Appearance
- Appearance
- About 0.2 in (5 mm) long, with females slightly larger. Green scales cover the blackish-brown body, so most look green, though some look brown.
Where it lives
- Range
- East Asia: Japan (Honshu south from Iwate Prefecture to Okinawa), Korea, and Taiwan. Not known from North America.
Behavior
- Diet
- In Japan the adults chew the leaves of kudzu and other legumes such as soybeans, adzuki beans, green beans, and bush clover.
- Overwintering
- In Japan it spends the winter as a larva in the soil.
Life cycle
- Larva
- In Japan, larvae hatch from eggs laid on leaves, burrow into the soil, and feed on roots.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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