Rhynchaenus xylostei Clairville, 1798
mine
An often inconspicuous, full depth corridor with black frass in a broad central line. Pupa in a globular cocoon in the mine, made out of secretion (Scherf, 1964a). However, Molnár & Majláth state that the cocoon is formed after the larva has left the mine.
host plants
Caprifoliaceae, monophagous
Lonicera xylosteum.
phenology
More than one generation per year (Scherf, 1964a). Hibernation as adult (Rheinheimer & Hassler, 2010a).
BENELUX
BE not recorded (Curculionidae.be, 2010).
NE not recorded (Heijerman, 1993a).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
distribution within Europe
From Finland to Italy and from France to Poland (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
synonyms
Rhynchaenus lonicerae Herbst, 1795.
notes
Recorded from the UK in the far past, but at least presently not occurring there (Morris, 1993a).
references
Hartig (1939a), Heijerman (1993a), Hering (1926b, 1930a, 1957a, 1962a), Molnár & Majláth (2015a), Morris (1993a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Scherf (1964a), Wolf & Fuchs (2014a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).