Strongylogaster lineata
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Csóka, GY., and Kovács, T. 1999. Xylophagous insects. Forest Research Institute. Erdészeti Turományos Intézet. Agroinform Kiadó, Budapest. 189 pp.
8-11mm. Univoltine, with an extremely female-biased sex ratio. Larvae feed on bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) and on fern (Dryopteris filix-mas). The older larvae later chew deep into the bark of older Pinus trees. Occurs throughout Europe and North Africa, including Hungary.
 Photo by Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org |
