title: Eupholus bennetti
text: # Eupholus bennetti
  
  Eupholus bennetti is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae.
  
  ## Description
  
  Eupholus bennetti can reach a length of about 22–32 millimetres (0.87–1.26 in). This quite variable species is usually blue or green, with two longitudinal black bands along the pronotum and the elytra. The blue-green colour derives from very small scales. The top of the antennae is black.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species can be found in lowland rainforests of Papua New Guinea.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The scientific name commemorates the Australian naturalist George Bennett
  
  