Trachys minutus (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Buprestidae)


Larval Leaf Mines on Sorbus aucuparia

Length: 2.8-3.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? May - August
(Earliest: 6.6)
? (Earliest: 16.5)
(Winter)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Gardens
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous Leaf Miner)

Several Rosaceae

Salix

Betula

Corylus avellana

Frangula alnus

Quercus robur
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous Leaf Miner)

Prunus
Possible Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

UK Beetles: Trachys minutus
Insektenbox: Gemeiner Zwergprachtkäfer
UK Fly Mines: Trachys minutus
Plant Parasites of Europe: Trachys minutus


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