Olibrus flavicornis (Sturm, 1807)
on Scorzoneroides, etc..
parasite
Adults on the flower heads, feeding on the pollen. Biology of the larvae as yet unknown, perhaps they feed on the ripening achenes.
host plants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Picris hieracioides; Scorzoneroides autumnalis.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2023).
synonyms
Olibrus helveticus Rye, 1876.
references
Thompson (1958a), Urban (1926b).