Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Chrysomeloidea
- Chrysomelidae
- Bruchus
- Bruchus loti
Images
Source: Roger Key
Source: Lech Borowiec
Description
Size: 1.7-2.9
Basic colour: Black with uniform dorsal pubescence (no dense pale patches)
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Basic colour: Black with uniform dorsal pubescence (no dense pale patches)
Pattern colour: None
Number of spots: None
Pronotoum: As basic colour
Leg colour: As basic colour
Biology
Status: Widespread in England & Wales
Habitat: Various, natural and man-made.
Host plant: Various leguminous species
Overwintering: Adults under tree bark.
Food: Larvae in leguminous seeds.
Other notes: Parasitised by the braconid wasp Triaspis thoracica in France, and the pteromalid wasp Pteromalus semotus in England.
Habitat: Various, natural and man-made.
Host plant: Various leguminous species
Overwintering: Adults under tree bark.
Food: Larvae in leguminous seeds.
Other notes: Parasitised by the braconid wasp Triaspis thoracica in France, and the pteromalid wasp Pteromalus semotus in England.