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Trichapion rostrum

Species of weevil in the family of Brentidae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Trichapion rostrum, the baptisia seed pod weevil or wild indigo weevil, is a species of weevil in the family Brentidae.[1]

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Trichapion rostrum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Brentidae
Genus: Trichapion
Species:
T. rostrum
Binomial name
Trichapion rostrum
(Say, 1826)
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Description

Adult is entirely black. Its namesake elongated snout is called a rostrum, and has antennae attached near its base.[2]

Ecology

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]

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