Bruchus loti

1.7 to 2.5 mm. A grey seed eating leaf beetle. The basal part of the antenna is pale brown as is most of the foreleg.

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A variety of open habitats and grassy places.

March to November with a peak in May and June.

Widespread in the southern half of Britain, less frequent elsewhere.

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.