Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Byturus tomentosus

Byturus tomentosus (De Geer, 1774)

raspberry beetle

on Rubus

Byturus tomentosus

Haarlemmermeer, 24.vi.2021 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

The larvae develop in the receptacle. Pupation in the soil. Beetles damage flower buds etc.

host plants

Rosaceae, monophagous

Rubus fruticosus, idaeus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2022).

references

Gerard (1985a).

Last modified 1.ix.2023