Thrips validus Uzel, 1895

on Taraxacum, etc.

parasite

Larvae and adults in the flower heads.

host plants

mainly Asteraceae

Anthyllis vulneraria; Campanula lusitanica; Cirsium oleraceum; Crepis capillaris, lampsanoides; Euphorbia hyberna; Hieracium murorum; Lathyrus pratensis; Leontodon; Picris hieracioides; Pilosella officinarum; Senecio nemorensis; Sonchus; Taraxacum; Tussilago.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

references

Knechtel (1963a), Mantel (1965a), Maroto & Berzosa (2001a), Mound, Morison, Pitkin & Palmer (1976a), Olsen (1987a), Stanisławek & Kucharczyk (2010a), zur Strassen (1993a), Thrips of the British Isles (2020), Ulitzka (2013a).