Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Bruchus
- Bruchus ervi
Description
Size: 3-4mm
Basic colour: Dorsally blackish
Pattern colour: Dense pale pubescence and several white markings. Variable and gaps in the pubescence may give the appearance of dark marks/spots.
Number of spots: As pattern colour.
Pronotoum: As basic & pattern colour.
Leg colour: Hind pair blackish, front/mid pairs orange.
Basic colour: Dorsally blackish
Pattern colour: Dense pale pubescence and several white markings. Variable and gaps in the pubescence may give the appearance of dark marks/spots.
Number of spots: As pattern colour.
Pronotoum: As basic & pattern colour.
Leg colour: Hind pair blackish, front/mid pairs orange.
Found breeding in imported lentils in a shop in East Sussex in 1985.
Biology
Status: Very rare introduction.
Habitat: In stored pulses and similar produce.
Host plant: Pulses
Overwintering: In Britain only indoors.
Food: Pulse seeds
Habitat: In stored pulses and similar produce.
Host plant: Pulses
Overwintering: In Britain only indoors.
Food: Pulse seeds