Eutrichapion ervi (Kirby, 1808)
on Lathyrus, Vicia (etc.?)
parasite
In a closed, outwardly hardly modified flower bud lives one larva, feeding on the ovary and stamina; here also the pupation, in a cocoon.
host plants
Fabaceae, oligophagous
Lathyrus pratensis; Vicia cassubica, cracca, dumetorum, faba, hirsuta, sativa, sepium, tenuifolium.
Records from Coronilla, Lens, Lotus, Pisum might refer to adult feeding.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Apion ervi.
references
Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1977a), Ehret (1990a), Podlussány (1986a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a).