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Like a glittering jewel of the rainforest, the almost unnatural colors of a Eupholus weevil (E. mimikanus) probably serve as a warning to predators of its distastefulness. Considered by many to be among the most beautiful weevils in the world, most Eupholus are endemic to New Guinea.
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Coleoptera, Cucujiformia, Curculionidae, Curculionoidea, Entiminae, Eupholini, Indonesia, Insecta, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Papua Selatan, Polyphaga, South Papua, Southeast Asia, Western New Guinea, animal, arthropod, beetle, broad-nosed weevil, fauna, insect, invertebrate, snout beetle, tropical, weevil, wild
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- New Guinea, Insects