Olibrus liquidus Erichson, 1845
on Crepis
Crepis capillaris, Beek-Ubbergen, 6.vii.2023 © Jochem Kühnen: ovipositing female
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, monophagous
Crepis capillaris.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2023).
references
Lienenbecker, Rehage & Terlutter (2007a).