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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 pallidipennis

Species Acanthoscelides pallidipennis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Works Cited
small gray bruchine - Acanthoscelides pallidipennis unknown beetle - Acanthoscelides pallidipennis Silverado Beetle #1 Needs ID - Acanthoscelides pallidipennis Silverado Beetle #1 Needs ID - Acanthoscelides pallidipennis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Bruchinae (Pea and Bean Weevils)
Tribe Bruchini
Subtribe Acanthoscelidina
Genus Acanthoscelides
Species pallidipennis (Acanthoscelides pallidipennis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acanthoscelides pallidipennis (Motschulsky)
Orig. Comb: Bruchus pallidipennis Motschulsky 1874
Size
length 1.1–2.7 mm (1)
Identification
Several color forms: bright golden yellow, dense yellow, or all white. (1)
Range
w. US (CA-TX-IA-WA) - Map (1)(2), mostly sw US to KS-TX
Food
Amorpha californica, A. canescens, A. fruticosa fruticosa; Astragalus sp.; Dalea sp.; Desmanthus virgatus acuminatus, D. virgatus virgatus; Errazu-rizia rotundata; Glycyrrhiza sp.; Lotus sp.; Parryella filifolia. (1)
Works Cited
1.Handbook of the Bruchidae of the United States and Canada
Kingsolver J.M. 2004. USDA Tech. Bull. 1912 (2 vols.).
2.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 23 March, 2007 - 11:50pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 9 August, 2022 - 6:58pm

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