Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Olibrus corticalis

Olibrus corticalis (Panzer, 1797)

on Erigeron, etc.

parasite

Larvae in the capitula, feeding on the ripening achenes. Adults on the capitula, feeding on the pollen.

host plants

Asteraceae, ? monophagous

Senecio sylvaticus.

Adults also on Erigeron canadensis; Pericallis; Senecio leucanthemifolius.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2023).

synonyms

Olibrus florum Wollaston, 1864.

references

Thompson (1958a), Urban (1926b).

Last modified 7.v.2023