Trichapion rostrum | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Brentidae |
Genus: | Trichapion |
Species: | T. rostrum
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Binomial name | |
Trichapion rostrum (
Say, 1826)
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Trichapion rostrum, the baptisia seed pod weevil or wild indigo weevil, is a species of weevil in the family Brentidae. [1]
Adult is entirely black. Its namesake elongated snout is called a rostrum, and has antennae attached near its base. [2]
Adult females deposit eggs in seedpods of wild indigo (genus Baptisia) plants; [3] the larvae feed on seeds in the pods. [4] [5]
Seed predation by weevils can adversely affect reproduction of the Baptisia host. [6] [7] [8]
Trichapion rostrum | |
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Adult | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Brentidae |
Genus: | Trichapion |
Species: | T. rostrum
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Binomial name | |
Trichapion rostrum (
Say, 1826)
|
Trichapion rostrum, the baptisia seed pod weevil or wild indigo weevil, is a species of weevil in the family Brentidae. [1]
Adult is entirely black. Its namesake elongated snout is called a rostrum, and has antennae attached near its base. [2]
Adult females deposit eggs in seedpods of wild indigo (genus Baptisia) plants; [3] the larvae feed on seeds in the pods. [4] [5]
Seed predation by weevils can adversely affect reproduction of the Baptisia host. [6] [7] [8]