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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