Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Capnodis tenebrionis

Capnodis tenebrionis (Linnaeus, 1758)

flatheaded woodborer, peach rootborer, peach capnodis

on woody Rosaceae

Capnodis tenebrionis

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 22.vi.2019 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

The larvae bore under the bark of roots and stem bases of weakened trees.

host plants

Rosaceae, oligophagous

Cotoneaster “ramiflora”; Crataegus monogyna, rhipidophylla; Cydonia; Eriobotrya; Malus domestica; Mespilus; Prunus armeniaca, avium, cerasus, domestica, dulcis, mahaleb, “mariana”, padus, persica, spinosa, tenella; Pyrus communis; Rosa.

Also Punica granatum (Tsagkarakis ao).

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2021).

larva

see Bilý, Marannino & Lillo.

references

Bani Mfarrej & Sharaf (2010a), Bilý (1999a, 2002a), Echevarría Mayo & Echevarría León (1998a), Garrido Vivas (1984a), López-Pérez (2009a), Marannino & Lillo (2007a), Mifsud & Bilý (2002a), Monreal Montoya, Sánchez Pérez & Claramunt González (2005a), Murria Beltrán & Murria Beltrán (2005a), Panin, Săvulecu & Ruicănescu (2015a), Sakalian (2003a), Tsagkarakis, Ben-Dov & Papadoulis (2016a) , Verdugo (2005a), Verdugo Páez (2000a, 2002a), Zabransky (1991a), Zobar, Kivan, Candar & Yaşasin (2019a).

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