Odontothrips loti (Haliday, 1852)
lupin flower thrips, birdsfoot trefoil thrips
on Fabaceae
parasite
Like all species of the genus Odontothrips this one lives concealed in the flowers of Fabaceae, damaging the ovaries. Pupation in the soil.
host plants
Fabaceae, oligophagous
Anthyllis vulneraria; Cytisus multiflorus, striatus; Dorycnium pentaphyllum subsp. herbaceum; Genista florida; Hippocrepis emerus; Lathyrus pratensis; Lotus corniculatus; Lupinus; Medicago sativa; Melilotus officinalis; Ononis; Securigera varia; Trifolium.
distribution within Europe
references
Buhr (1964b), Collins (2006a), Karadjova & Krumov (2015a), Knechtel (1963a), Kobro (2003a), Lambinon Schneider & Feitz (2012a), Maroto & Berzosa (2001a), Mound, Morison, Pitkin & Palmer (1976a), Raspudić, Ivezić, Brmež & Trdan (2009a), Roskam (2019a), Stanisławek & Kucharczyk (2010a), Tomasi (2012a, 2014a), Thrips of the British Isles (2020), Ulitzka (2013a), Vîrteiu, Grozea, Ștef ao (2016a).