Hypera postica (Gyllenhal, 1813)
alfalfa weevil, lucerne weevil
on Medicago, etc.
parasite
Larvae free on the leaves; pupation in a white, reticulate cocoon, made out of secretion, among the leaves.
host plants
Fabaceae, oligophagous
Astragalus; Galega officinalis; Lathyrus odoratus; Lotus corniculatus; Lupinus; Medicago disciformis, falcata, glomerata, sativa, scutellata, x varia; Melilotus; Onobrychis; Trifolium; Vicia.
distribution within Europe
larva
Green, black pinacula; see Dieckmann.
references
Compte (1981a), Dieckmann (198b), Mifsud & Colonnelli (2010a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Skuhrovec (2005a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).