Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Cleopomiarus micros

Cleopomiarus micros (Germar, 1821)

on Campanula

parasite

Several larvae or pupae in a fruit; no reports of galling.

host plants

Campanulaceae, monophagous

Campanula patula.

The larve develop exclusively on Campanula patula, while the adults feed strictly on the inflorescence of Jasione laevis, montana; only where both plant genera co-occur a viable population may survive (Szwaj ao).

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2019).

larva, pupa

Described in detail by Szwaj ea.

references

Benedikt, Borovec, Fremuth ao (2010a), Bosmans (2012a), Caldara & Legalov (2016a), Delbol (2013a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Szwaj, Łętowski & Pawlęga (2018a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).

Last modified 24.ix.2020