Longitarsus echii (Koch, 1803)
taproot flea beetle
on Echium, etc.
parasite
Larvae bore in the roots.
host plants
Boraginaceae, oligophagous
Anchusa azurea, officinalis; Borago officinalis; Cynoglossum; Echium bossieri, creticum, plantagineum, vulgare; Glandora diffusa; Lycopsis arvensis.
phenology
Univoltine, hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
references
Bastazo, Vela & Petitpierre (1993a), Biondi (1995a, 1996a), Bukejs (2010a), García (2009a), Jolivet (1953a), Ouda, Čížek & Boža (2013a), Petitpierre, Bastazo & Blasco-Zumeta (2000a), Petitpierre, Sacarés & Jurado-Rivera (2017a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Sheppard, Smyth & Swirepik (0000a), Steinhausen (2002a), Wapshere (1980a), Wapshere & Cullen (1984a).