Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Holcostethus sphacelatus

Holcostethus sphacelatus (Fabricius, 1794)

on Verbascum

Holcostethus sphacelatus

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 14.ix.2021 © Laurens van der Linde

Holcostethus sphacelatus

lateral

parasite

Larvae and adults at the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Verbascum.

To a lesser degree Rubus; Scabiosa columbaria; Tanacetum vulgare; Vaccinium.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2022).

synonyms

Dryocoris sphacelatus.

references

Dioli (1997a), Kallenborn (2005a), Lodos, Önder, Pehlivan, ao (1998a), Ribes (1988b), Schmitz (1998a).

Last modified 22.viii.2023