Longitarsus exsoletus (Linnaeus, 1758)
on Echium, etc.
parasite
Larvae at the roots.
host plants
Boraginaceae, oligophagous
Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum; Anchusa azurea, officinalis; Buglossoides; Cerinthe minor; Cynoglossum cheirifolium, creticum, officinale; Echium italicum, vulgare & subsp. pustulatum; Lithospermum officinale; Mertensia virginica; Myosotis alpestris, scorpioides; Nonea persica, pulla; Onosma echioides, fastigiata, visianii; Pulmonaria; Symphytum officinale.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
references
Bastazo, Vela & Petitpierre (1993a), Biondi (1994b, 1996a), Bukejs (2010a), Jolivet (1953a), Ouda, Čížek & Boža (2013a), Petitpierre, Sacarés & Jurado-Rivera (2017a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Rozner & Rozner (2014a), Steinhausen (2001a, 2002a), Troukens (2012a).