Neocoenorrhinus germanicus (Herbst, 1797)
strawberry rhynchites
on Rosaceae, Salix
parasite
The adult beetles feed in the spring on young leaves. Th female deposits an egg in a young shoot not far from the tip. A few centimeters below she partly severs the shoot, causing it to wilt, fold down, and ultimately drop off. The larva bores in the decaying tip, then burrows into the soil for pupation.
host plants
polyphagous
Fragaria; Geum; Potentilla; Rosa; Rubus fruticosus, idaeus; Salix caprea, gmelinii, viminalis; Sanguisorba.
Records from Cornus sanguinea; Quercus probably are exceptional.
phenology
Univoltine; hibernation as imago in the soil.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Coenorhinus germanicus.
references
Dieckmann(1974a), Rheinheiner & Hassler (200a), Ugarte San Vicente (2005a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).