Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Mordellistena pumila

Mordellistena pumila (Gyllenhal, 1810)

on herbs

parasite

Larvae bore in the stems.

host plants

Asteraceae, oligophagous

Cirsium; Tanacetum vulgare.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2023).

references

Batten (1979a), Schmitz (1995a, 1998a).

Last modified 9.v.2023