Larinus cynarae (Fabricius, 1787)
on Cynara, Onopordum
parasite
Larvae and pupae in the flower heads.
host plants
Asteraceae-Carduinae, narrowly oligophagous
Cynara cardunculus, humilis; Onopordum illyricum.
distribution within Europe
notes
Long confused with Larinus latus; cf Michalakis ao.
references
Michalakis, Briese & Sheppard (1992a), Mifsud & Colonnelli (2010a), Olivieri, Singer, Magalhães ao (2008a), Sanz Benito, García-Ocejo Izquierdo & de los Mozos Pascua (1996a).