Exapion laufferi (Schilsky, 1906)
on Genista
parasite
Larvae and pupae in the pods. A larva fulfills its development within a single seed.
host plants
Fabaceae, narrowly monophagous
Genista cinerascens.
Adult feeding observed on Genista florida; Cytisus multiflorus, oromediterraneus, scoparius, striatus.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
See Sanz Benito & Gurrea Sanz.
references
Sanz Benito, García-Ocejo Izquierdo & de los Mozos Pascua (1996a), Sanz Benito & Gurrea Sanz (1999a). Sanz & Gurrea (20000a), Velázquez de Castro, Alonso Zarazaga & Outerelo (1990a).