Bruchidius villosus (Fabricius, 1792)
(a seed beetle)

Interactions where Bruchidius villosus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult is associated with flower Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed, Kecks Apiales: Apiaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/Heracleum sphondyliumhogweed, kecksflower
adult adult is associated with flower Achillea millefolium Yarrow Asterales: Asteraceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Achillea millefolium/Achillea millefoliumyarrowflower
adult adult is associated with Foreign Cytisus a genus of brooms Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Plant / associateForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus/Cytisusa genus of brooms
adult (newly emerged) adult (newly emerged) may be found in pod UK/Ireland Cytisus scoparius Broom Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult (newly emerged) Plant / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroompod (8)
adult adult feeds on pollen Cytisus scoparius Broom Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroompollen (late 4)
adult adult is associated with branch UK/IrelandMajor Cytisus scoparius Broom Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroombranchMajor (8-10, late 2-4)5-7)
adult adult is associated with flower UK/IrelandMajor Cytisus scoparius Broom Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomflowerMajor (8-10, late 2-4)5-7)
larva larva feeds within seed UK/Ireland Cytisus scoparius Broom Fabales: Fabaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomseed
pupa pupa may be found in seed UK/Ireland Cytisus scoparius Broom Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetlepupa Plant / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus scoparius/Cytisus scopariusbroomseed
adult adult is associated with Foreign Genista a genus of brooms Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Plant / associateForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of brooms
adult adult is associated with Foreign Laburnum laburnums Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Plant / associateForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Laburnum/Laburnumlaburnums
adult (young) adult (young) feeds on pollen Ulex gorses Fabales: Fabaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult (young) Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex/Ulexgorsespollen
adult adult is associated with flower Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Holcus lanatus/Holcus lanatusYorkshire-fogflower

Interactions where Bruchidius villosus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
egg is predated by UK/Ireland Anystis agilis a mite Trombidiformes: Anystidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Anystidae/Anystis agilis/Anystis agilisa mite Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleegg is predator of egg
larva is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Baryscapus endemus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Baryscapus endemus/Baryscapus endemusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetlelarva larva is parasitoid of larva
is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Eupelmus urozonus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eupelmidae/Eupelmus urozonus/Eupelmus urozonusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetle larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva Questionable Dinarmus acutus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Dinarmus acutus/Dinarmus acutusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetle? larva is parasitoid of
is parasitoid host of larva ForeignQuestionable Pteromalus bruchidii a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus bruchidii/Pteromalus bruchidiia chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetle? larva is parasitoid of
larva is ectoparasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Pteromalus sequesta a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus sequesta/Pteromalus sequestaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetlelarva larva is ectoparasitoid of larva
pupa is ectoparasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Pteromalus sequesta a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus sequesta/Pteromalus sequestaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetlepupa larva is ectoparasitoid of pupa
egg is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva Trichogramma a genus of chalcid wasps Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Trichogrammatidae/Trichogramma/Trichogrammaa genus of chalcid waspssolitarylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleegg solitary larva is endoparasitoid of egg
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Triaspis sp. nr. obscurellus a braconid Hymenoptera: Braconidae Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Triaspis sp. nr. obscurellus/Triaspis sp. nr. obscurellusa braconidlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetlelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Cox, M.L., 2007Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Irelandhttp://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm

Bruchidius villosus (a seed beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Bruchidius villosus (a seed beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBruchidius villosus (a seed beetle)
GenusBruchidius (a genus of seed beetles)
SubfamilyBRUCHINAE (seed beetles, pea weevils, bean weevils)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bruchidius villosus (a seed beetle)

Bruchidius villosus (a seed beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Bruchidius villosus (a seed beetle):

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