Sitona lepidus [flavescens, obsoletus] Gyllenhal 1834 (Family Curculionidae)
Length: 4.3-5.7mm
Egg
| Larva
| Pupa
| Adult |
Late Summer Spring
| (Winter)
| ?
| May - Autumn (Earliest: 9.3) (Winter) |
Deterrent Chemicals |
Flavonoids |
Formononetin |
Biotopes: |
Meadows |
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous) |
Several Fabaceae Roots |
Food: (Adult) (Oligophagous) |
Several Fabaceae |
Possible Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous) |
Vicia |
Parasitoids: |
Allurus lituratus Larva |
Allurus muricatus Larva |
Other Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
Nature Spot:
Sitona lepidus
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Sitona lepidus
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