Poophagus sisymbrii (Fabricius, 1776)
on Nasturtium, Rorippa
parasite
Larvae and pupae in the stems.
host plants
Brassicaceae, narrowly oligophagous
Nasturtium officinale; Rorippa amphibia, palustris.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
See Gosik.
notes
“Usually, more than one specimen was found inside single plant. Immature stages of P. hopffgarteni inhabit the thin (protruding over the water surface) parts of stems, close to the flowers. In the case of P. sisymbrii larvae and pupae were collected from submerged, old parts of stems, near the roots” (Gosik, 2008b).
references
Delbol (2013a), Dieckmann (1972a), Gosik (2008b), Rheinheimer & Hasser (2010a).