Phytoecia nigricornis

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Boerenwormkruidboktor
Belgium, Stokkem 04-06-2021
© Johan Verstraeten
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Johann Christian Fabricius –
1782

Body length : 8-12mm.

Host plant : Asteraceae.

Found in open, warm habitats with abundant herbaceous vegetation.

The larvae develop in the stems and roots of herbaceous plants, especially Achillea millefolium, Leucanthemum sp. and Tanacetum vulgare.

But also on Artemisia sp., Glebionis segetum and Solidago virgaurea.