Mesosa curculionoides (Linnaeus, 1761)

mainly on broadleaved trees

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 26.v.2023 © Laurens van der Linde

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parasite

Larvae in dead wood.

host plants

polyphagous

Abies nordmanniana; Acer campestre, platanoides, pseudoplatanus; Alnus; Betula; Carpinus betulus, orientalis; Castanea sativa; Corylus; Euonymus europaeus; Fagus sylvatica; Ficus carica; Fraxinus excelsior; Glycine; Hedera helix; Juglans regia; Malus; Morus alba; Populus; Prunus avium, lusitanica; Pyrus; Quercus cerris, petraea, pyrenaica, robur, rubra; Rhamnus; Robinia pseudoacacia; Salix alba, caprea; Tilia cordata, x europaea, platyphyllos; Ulmus glabra, laevis; Viscum album & subsp. austriacum; Wisteria.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2023).

references

Baviera, Bellavista, Altadonna ao (2017a), Doychev, Topalov, Zaemdzhikova, ao (2017a, 2018a), Faggi, Nappini & Biscaccianti (2010a), González Peña, Vives i Noguera & de Sousa Zuzarte (2007a), Hellrig (2010c), Kitt & Niehuis (2013a), Kovács & Hegyessy (1995a), Kovács, Hegyessy & Medvegy (1999a), Kovács, Muskovits & Hegyessy (2000a), Martins Gonçalves (2013a), Özdikmen (2023b), de la Rosa (2004a, 2011a), Sláma (1998a), Szczepański, Szczepański, Czerwiński & Woźniak (2017a), Zadorożny & Olbrycht (2021a).