Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Pseudaplemonus limonii

Pseudaplemonus limonii (Kirby, 1808)

on Limonium

parasite

The larvae bore in the root collar, also pupate there.

host plants

Plumbaginaceae, monophagous

Limoniastrum monopetalum; Limonium dubyi, virgatum, vulgare.

References to Frankenia laevis; Spergularia possibly refer to adult feeding.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2019).

larva

Pseudaplemonus limonii larva

larva (from Tischler)

synonyms

Apion limonii.

references

Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1977a), (Ehret, 1990a), Kizub & Slutsky (2018a), Tischler (1985a).

Last modified 6.ix.2020