Wormwood weevil

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Wormwood weevil
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Wormwood weevil ( Baris artemisiae )

Systematics
Subfamily : Conoderinae
Tribe : Baridini
Sub tribus : Baridina
Genre : Baris
Subgenus : Baris
Type : Wormwood weevil
Scientific name
Baris artemisiae
( Autumn , 1795)

The wormwood tooth weevil ( Baris artemisiae ) is a beetle from the family of the weevils (Curculionidae). The specific epithet artemisiae refers to the genus Artemisia , to which the host plants of the beetle species belong.

features

The elongated-oval black beetles are 3–4.5 mm in length. They have a very rough puncture on the pronotum . The points between the spaces between the wing covers are mostly simply pierced and not unusually large. The elytra strips are strong and deeply indented.

distribution

The distribution area of ​​the species extends from Western and Central Europe to Siberia . The occurrence extends in northern Europe to Finland and Sweden, in the south to Italy. The beetles are common in Central Europe, but are rare.

Way of life

The beetles can be seen from April to October, mainly from April to June. The larvae develop in the root neck of their host plants. These include the common mugwort ( Artemisia vulgaris ), the field mugwort ( Artemisia campestris ) and wormwood ( Artemisia absinthium ). Pupation takes place later in the root neck .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Arved Lompe: Baris determination table . coleonet.de. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c d Baris artemisiae . bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ a b Baris (Baris) artemisiae at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 13, 2020

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