Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Cyphocleonus hedenborgi

Cyphocleonus hedenborgi (Fahnraeus, 1842)

on Centaurea

parasite

The biology of the larvae is unknown; probably it does not differ appreciably from that of Cyphocleonus achates, with which this species has often been confused in the past.

host plants

Asteraceae, monofaag

Centaurea solstitialis.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2019).

synonyms

Cyphocleonus morbillosus (Fabricius, 1792).

references

Clement (1990a), Colonnelli, Osella & Cornacchia (2011a) , Dieckman (1983a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2010a).

Last modified 2.iv.2023