Squamapion flavimanum (Gyllenhal, 1833)
on Clinopodium, Mentha, Origanum
parasite
Larvae and pupae in the root collar.
host plants
Lamiaceae, oligophagous
Clinopodium vulgare; Mentha aquatica, arvensis, x rotundifolia, suaveolens; Origanum vulgare.
References to Ballota hirsuta; Thymus possibly refer to adult feeding.
The reference to Chenopodium perhaps is a mistake.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Apion, Thymapion, flavimanum.
references
Alonzo Zarazaga (1981a), Delbol (2013a), Dieckman (1977a), Ehret (1990a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a).