Larinus scolymi (Olivier, 1807)
on Carduus, Cynara
parasite
Larvae and pupae in the flower heads; the larvae feed on the fruits.
host plants
Asteraceae-Cardueae, narrowly oligophagous
Carduus nutans; Cynara cardunculus, scolymus; Scolymus hispanicus.
distribution within Europe
references
Compte (1981a), Delbol (2012b), Forbicioni, Abbazzi, Bellò ao (2019a), Mifsud & Colonnelli (2010a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).