Phytoecia coerulescens

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Giovanni Antonio Scopoli –
1763

Body length : 6-12mm.

Host plant : Boraginaceae.

Found in open, warm and dry habitats with abundant herbaceous vegetation, such as flower-rich grasslands, steppe-like areas, roadsides, dry riverbanks and wasteland.

The larvae develop in the stems and root crown of plants of the family Boraginaceae, especially Anchusa sp., Echium sp. and Symphytum sp.