Brachypterolus pulicarius | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Kateretidae |
Genus: | Brachypterolus |
Species: | B. pulicarius |
Binomial name | |
Brachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Brachypterolus pulicarius, known generally as the toadflax flower-eating beetle or antirrhinum beetle, is a species of short-winged flower beetle in the family Kateretidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. [1] [2] [3]