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) .