Bruchus lentis

Bruchus • Bruchidae • Chrysomeloidea • Coleoptera • Insects (plant pests) • pests-diseases-weeds

Bruchus lentis head and pronotum (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Simon Hinkley & Ken Walker, Museum Victoria
Source: PaDIL

Vernacular names
• Deutsch:	Linsenkäfer
• English:	lentil weevil
• Español:	gorgojo de la lenteja
• Français:	bruche de la lentille

Bruchus lentis Frölich - (lentil weevil)

The beetle is a pest of developing lentil seeds in Europe can been introduced into other regions as a storage pest.

Synonyms:
Laria lentis

Publications covering Bruchus lentis

EPPO Bulletin (2006) 36, 25-29
S. Bhalla, K. Gupta, M.L. Kapur, B. Lal and R.K. Khetarpal (2006)
Phytosanitary risk of bruchids in lentil imported into India

• Other images of Bruchus lentis (PaDIL - click to enlarge)
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  head

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  elytra

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  posterior end