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Scientific Name
Brachypterolus pulicarius
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Brachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (CRMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
toadflax flower-eating beetle
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Suborder | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily | Nitiduloidea |
| Family | Kateretidae |
| Genus | Brachypterolus |
| Species | Brachypterolus pulicarius |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to Europe, introduced into NA prior to 1920; abundant and common in all Canadian provinces that support yellow and Dalmatian toadflax varieties (BugGuide.Net)
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
tstefanic@nps.gov
Created Date
10/2/2021 7:02:16 AM
Last Modified By
tstefanic@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/2/2021 7:22:16 AM
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