Temnocerus nanus (Paykull, 1792)
on Alnus, Betula, Salix
parasite
The adults perform window feeding at th underside the young leaves. Oviposition, usually one egg, in an egg chamber in a terminal leaf bud, that is closed with a wad. The top of the shoot then is partly cut off, providing the larva with the withering top of the shoot as food.
host plants
Betulaceae, Salicaceae, restricted polyphagous
Alnus; Betula; Salix caprea, cinerea, repens, viminalis.
phenology
Hibernation as mature larva in the soil.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Pselaphorhynchites nanus.
references
Alonso Zarazaga (1983a), Dieckmann(1974a), Reinheimer & Hassler (2010a), Yunakov, Nazarenko, Filimonov & Volovnik (2018a).