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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Pea and Bean Weevils (Bruchinae) » Bruchini » Acanthoscelidina » Acanthoscelides » Acanthoscelides aureolus
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Beetle - Acanthoscelides aureolus
Copyright © 2005 David A Burke

Beetle - Acanthoscelides aureolus
Cody, Park County, Wyoming, USA
June 4, 2004
Size: 1/4 inch
found in NW Wyoming, around 7000 ft elevation on a small sunflower blossom
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Contributed by David A Burke on 23 April, 2005 - 10:40pm
Last updated 9 January, 2009 - 5:09pm

Moved
Moved from Acanthoscelides.
… Jim McClarin, 9 January, 2009 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Pea and Bean Weevils.
… Boris Büche, 25 May, 2007 - 8:42am login or register to post comments

Acanthoscelides sp.
15567- Acanthoscelides sp.

Dr. John M. Kingsolver
Florida State Collection of Arthropods
Gainsville, FL
… Jim McClarin, 7 February, 2007 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

 
i suspect A. aureolus (Horn, 1873)
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… v belov, 9 January, 2009 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

looks like . . .
Bruchidius villosus (formerly: fasciatus), originating from Europe - but photo does not allow for REALLY safe identification.

cheers, Boris
… Boris Büche, 24 November, 2006 - 6:01am login or register to post comments

Seed weevil.
Spectacular image of a bruchid of some kind. Tiny insect! Bruchids used to be in their own family (Bruchidae), but are now lumped with Chrysomelidae. Eighty percent of our North American species are associated with legumes.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 April, 2005 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

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