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Length: 3.9-5.9mm;
Parthenogenetic
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| May - June (2 Weeks) | June - July | July - August (3 Weeks) | August - June (Earliest: 11.4) |
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows |
Spruce Forest |
Wet Forest |
Beech Forest |
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Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous) |
Rumex obtusifolius Roots |
Avenella flexuosa Roots | ||
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Food: (Adult) (Polyphagous) |
Betula |
Corylus avellana |
Fagus sylvatica |
Quercus robur |
Sorbus aucuparia |
Larix |
Picea abies |
Cytisus scoparius | |
Pteridium aquilinum | ||||
| Possible Parasitoids: |
Many Ichneumonidae Larvae |
Many Braconidae Larvae |
UK Beetles:
Strophosoma melanogrammum
Nature Spot:
Strophosoma melanogrammum
Plant Parasites of Europe:
Strophosoma melanogrammum
Pictures © 2003, 2007 J.K. Lindsey
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