Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus (Marsham, 1802)

cabbage stem weevil

mine

The larva essentially is a borer in the petiole or the stem; from the point of oviposition it eats itself the way down. But oviposition in the midrib may occur as well (even in the lamina) and under such circumstances the larva may make short, frass-free corridors from the midrib into the leaf.

host plants

Brassicaceae, Resedaceae, Tropaeolaceae; narrowly polyphagous

Alliaria petiolata; Brassica napus, oleracea, rapa; Conringia; Crambe; Erophila verna; Eruca; Hesperis matronalis; Hirschfeldia incana; Isatis tinctoria; Lunaria annua; Moricandia; Peltaria; Raphanus raphanistrum, sativus; Reseda; Rorippa palustris, sylvestris; Sinapis arvensis; Tropaeolum majus.

phenology

Larvae in April-June (Scherf, 1964a).

BENELUX

BE observed (Curculionidae.be, 2010a).

NE observed (Fauna Europaea, 2007; Heijerman, 1993a).

LUX observed (Fauna Europaea, 2007).

distribution within Europe

All of Europe, including the British Isles (Fauna Europaea, 2007).

larva

Scherf (1964a).

synonyms

Ceutorhynchus quadridens (Panzer, 1795).

references

Buhr (1964b, 1965a), Colonnelli, Osella & Cornacchia (2011a), Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1972a), Gültekin (2014a), Heijerman (1993a), Houard (1908a), Maček (1999a), Mifsud & Colonnelli (2010a, Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Robbins (1991a), Scherf (1964a), Vorst (2010a).