Leucophyes pedestris

Leucophyes pedestris
	Museum specimen of Leucophyes pedestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Lixinae
Genus:	Leucophyes
Species:	L. pedestris
Binomial name
	Leucophyes pedestris; (Poda, 1761)
Synonyms
	Cleonus ocellatus Fahaeus, 1842; Cleonus ophthalmicus (Rossi, 1790); Cleonus pedestris (Poda, 1761); Cleonus quadripunctatus (Schrank, 1789); Curculio colon Laicharting, 1781; Curculio distinctus Fabricius, 1792; Curculio momus Scopoli, 1763; Curculio ophthalmicus Rossi, 1790; Curculio pedestris Poda, 1761; Curculio quadripunctatus Schrank, 1789;

Leucophyes pedestris is a species of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae.

Description

Leucophyes pedestris can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in) (rostrum included). The body is elongate shape, with a dark brown or greyish basic color. Adults can be found from May to September.

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in the southern Europe, in the southern part of the Central Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa. It lives in open areas, pastures, dry grasslands and forest clearings.

References

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