Tychius picirostris (Fabricius, 1787)

clover seed weevil

on Trifolium

gall

the larve feed within the pod on the developing seeds; this may cause some galling of the pods. Pupation in the soil.

host plants

Fabaceae, narrowly monophagous

Trifolium arvense, hybridum, lupinaster, montanum, pallescens, pratense, repens, spadiceum.

larva, pupa.

See Urban.

references

Anderson & Howden (1994a), Dieckmann (1988a), Forbicioni, Abbazzi, Bellò ao (2019a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Urban (1914a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).