Otiorhynchus coecus [niger] Germar 1824 (Family Curculionidae)


Male

Length: 6-12mm;
Parthenogenetic
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
May - August ? July - September April - September
(Earliest: 26.6)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest

Hedge Rows
Food:
(Larva)

Bistorta officinalis Roots

Geum urbanum Roots

Heracleum sphondylium Roots

Rubus idaeus Roots

Most Pinaceae Roots

Alnus glutinosa Roots

Betula Roots

Acer Roots

Salix caprea Roots

Sorbus aucuparia Roots

Fraxinus excelsior Roots
Possible Parasitoids:
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae

Many Braconidae Larvae

Plant Parasites of Europe: Otiorhynchus coecus


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