Loborhynchapion obtusum (Desbrochers des Loges, 1866)
on Oxytropis
path to Lago Verde, Prali, Torino, Italia © Marco Grandis
detail
parasite
The biology of the larvae in unknown. However, it is not unreasonable to assume that the galled flower buds depicted above are caused by this species, that already had been associated with this plant anteriorly.
host plants
Fabaceae, narrowly monophagous
Oxytropis helvetica.
distribution within Europe
references
Ehret (1990a), Giusto & Germann (2015a).