Zabrus tenebrioides (Goeze, 1777)
corn, wheat ground beetle
on Triticum, etc.
Triticum aestivum, Hungary, Bezenye, 20.vi.2014 © László Érsek
imago, feeding on a ripeninhg fruit
parasite
Oviposition on the soil.The larvae feed in autumn and spring on the germinating plants.
host plants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Hordeum vulgare; Triticum aestivum.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
references
Georgescu, Rîşnoveanu, Toader, ao (2017a), Wetzel, Skuhravý, Camprag, ao (1984a).