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Globe Thistle Capitulum Weevil
Larinus onopordi
Larinus onopordi, also known as the globe thistle capitulum weevil, is a species of true weevil in the genus Larinus....
From the article Larinus onopordi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
What it does
Larinus onopordi is univoltine, undergoing one generation per year. Females lay eggs in the capitulum (flowerhead) of globe thistles, mainly Echinops sphaerocephalus, Echinops orientalis and Echinops pungens.
Larvae develop in the capitulum, eating and destroying the seeds. Pupation occurs in late summer, and a new generation of adults emerge after a few days.
The braconid wasp Bracon facialis has been reared from the pupal stage.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 326486.