Opsilia coerulescens (Scopoli, 1763)
on Echium
parasite
The larvae bore down in the peduncle; once full grown they hibernate in the dead root crown roots.
host plants
Boraginaceae, monophagous
Echium plantagineum, vulgare.
phenology
Univoltine,
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Phytoecia coerulescens.
references
Sheppard, Smyth & Swirepik (0000a), Wapshere (1980a), Wapshere & Cullen (1984a).