Ceratapion gibbirostre (Gyllenhal, 1813)
on thistles
parasite
larvae and pupae in the root collar.
host plants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Carduus acanthoides, crispus, nutans, pycnocephalus; Centaurea diffusa, jacea, solstitialis; Cirsium arvense, oleraceum, vulgare; Cynara scolymus; Galactites; Onopordum acanthium; Picnomon acarna; Silybum marianum.
distribution within Europe
notes
In the past often confused with C. carduorum.
references
Balciunas & Korotyaev (2007a), Colonnelli, Osella & Cornacchia (2011a), Delbol (2013a), Ehret (1909a), Friedman & Freidberg (2007a), Heijerman & Alders (2001a), Mifsud & Colonnelli (2010a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Sanz Benito, García-Ocejo Izquierdo & de los Mozos Pascua (1996a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).