Rhamphus subaeneus Illiger, 1807
on Crataegus, etc.
mine
According to Hering (1957a) the mines are similar to those of Rhamphus oxyacanthae, but they occur in early summer. Moreover, the pupation in the mine would take place in a cocoon.
host plants
Rosaceae, oligophagous
Crataegus
azarolis, laevigata, ? macrocarpa, monogyna; Prunus spinosa; Pyrus communis, spinosa.
phenology
Mines in May-June (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE observed (Curculionidae.be, 2010).
NE observed (Heijerman, 1993a).
LUX not observed (Fauna Europaea, 2007a).
distribution within Europe
From Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula and Italy and from France to Poland (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
notes
species of warm situations (Rheinheimer & Hassler, 2010a).
references
Caillol (1954a), Compte (1981a), Heijerman (1993a), Hering (1921a, 1930a, 1957a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Scherf (1964a), Stüben (2017a), Tempère (1982a), Vorst (2010a).