Larinus filiformis Petri, 1907
on Centaurea
parasite
Larvae and pupae solitary in the flower heads. Mature beetles feed at the growing points and at the flower buds in spring.
host plants
Asteraceae, narrowly monophagous
Centaurea solstitialis.
distribution within Europe
Bulgaria, Turkey and further to the east.
references
Gültekin, Cristofaro, Tronci & Smith (2008a, b), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).