Xyela alpigena (Strobl, 1895)
on Pinus
parasite
Several larvae live in a fully closed male cone, feeding op the pollen. Pupation in a cocoon in the soil.
host plants
Pinaceae, narrowly monophagous
Pinus cembra.
distribution within Europe
references
Benson (1961a), Blank (2002a), Blank, Shinohara & Altenhofer (2013a), Pschorn-Walcher & Altenhofer (2000a), Schedl (1976a).