Larinus capsulatus Güeltekin, 2008

on Echinops

parasite

Larvae in the flower heads. Pupation in a cocoon, that is attached to the stem. The wall if the cocoon, known as a trehala, contains large quantities of sugar and is collected and consumed by people.

host plants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Echinops orientalis.

distribution within Europe

Turkey.

larva, pupa

See Nikulina & Gültekin.

references

Gültekin (2008b), Nikulina & Gültekin (2014a) .