Longitarsus echii (Koch, 1803)

taproot flea beetle

on Echium, etc.

parasite

Larvae at the roots.

host plants

Boraginaceae, oligophagous

Anchusa azurea, officinalis; Borago officinalis; Cynoglossum; Echium plantagineum, vulgare.

phenology

Univoltine, hibernation as imago.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

pupa

See Steinhausen (2002a).

references

Bastazo, Vela & Petitpierre (1993a), Bukejs (2010a), García (2009a), Ouda, Čížek & Boža (2013a), Petitpierre, Bastazo & Blasco-Zumeta (2000a), Petitpierre, Sacarés & Jurado-Rivera (2017a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Sheppard, Smyth & Swirepik (0000a), Steinhausen (2002a).