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Larinus vulpes (Olivier, 1807), 1 = adult on its host plant from Fülöpháza Sand Dunes, 2 = freshly emerged specimen with tomentum, 3 = habitat, 4 = host plant, 5 = flower deformed by larva or pupa (photos by Filip Trnka (Figs 1, 3-5) and Valentin Szénási (Fig. 2))
Source publication
The first reliable records of Larinus vulpes (Olivier, 1807) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae: Lixini) from Central Europe and Hungary are presented. The species has been found in several locations of the Kiskunság National Park and adjacent areas, on the known host plant Echinops ritro subsp. ruthenicus (M. Bieb.) Nym. (Asteraceae).
