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Larinus pollinis

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Larinus pollinis
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L. pollinis
Binomial name
Larinus pollinis
(Laicharting, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Larinus brevis (Herbst, 1795)
  • Larinus fringilla Gyllenhal, 1827
  • Larinus granicollis Boheman, 1843
  • Larinus jaceae (Herbst, 1795)
  • Larinus lineatocollis Gyllenhal, 1835
  • Larinus morio Gyllenhal, 1835
  • Larinus rubripes Desbrochers, 1892
  • Larinus sanctaebalmae Abeille, 1872
  • Larinus senilis Fabricius, 1801

Larinus pollinis is a species of cylindrical weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Lixinae.

Larinus pollinis – Mating pair

It is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone, in North Africa, in the Oriental ecozone and in the Near East.

The adults can be encountered from May through August, feeding on Arctium tomentosum, Onopordon acanthium, Carlina vulgaris, etc.

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