Larinus sibiricus

Larinus sibiricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Subfamily: Lixinae
Genus: Larinus
Species: L. sibiricus
Binomial name
Larinus sibiricus
Gyllenhal, 1835

Larinus sibiricus is a species of true weevil found in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.[1]

The weevil feeds on Xeranthemum annuum (Asteraceae).[1] Females lay eggs on the flowerheads, and larvae undergo development inside the flower heads. The species' larvae apparently are parasatized by Bracon urinator (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).[1]

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