Bruchus rufimanus
| Bruchus rufimanus | |
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| Enlarged view of a Broad Bean Weevil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Chrysomeloidea |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Bruchinae |
| Genus: | Bruchus Linnaeus, 1767 |
Bruchus Rufimanus, commonly known as the Broad Bean Weevil is a weevil which inhabits crops and fields as well as some homes. The adult weevil feeds on pollen while their larvae tunnel in seeds destroying crops and moving on to new ones once they dry out. The adult beetle, being one of the biggest of its genus bruchus ranges from 3 to 5 mm in length.