Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Mordellistena acuticollis

Mordellistena acuticollis Schilsky, 1895

on Cirsium, etc.

parasite

The larvae are stem borers.

host plants

Asteraceae, oligophagous

Artemisia verlotiorum, vulgaris; Cirsium arvense; Tanacetum vulgare.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

references

Eichler, Esser & Pütz (2002a), Lange & Hofmann (2018a), Rösch & Schmitz (2014a), Schmitz (1995a, 1998a), Yates & Hodge (2000a).

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