title: Eupholus schoenherrii
text: # Eupholus schoenherrii
  
  Eupholus schoenherrii is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae. Eupholus petitii is sometimes included here as a subspecies.
  
  ## Description
  
  Eupholus schoenherrii can reach a length of about 25–31 millimetres (0.98–1.22 in). The basic colour of this species is quite variable. Usually it is metallic blue-green, with some transversal black bands along the elytra. The legs are bright blue. The blue-green colour derives from very small scales. The top of rostrum and the end of the antennae are black.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species can be found in New Guinea
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The species name honours the Swedish entomologist Carl Johan Schönherr.
  
  