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Strophosoma faber - Strophosoma faber

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Strophosoma faber Strophosoma faber - Strophosoma faber dylan Goat Gully 6 Feb 2024, 1:03 a.m. 15 May 2023, 4:43 p.m.
Strophosoma faber Strophosoma faber - Strophosoma faber dylan Goat Gully 6 Feb 2024, 1:03 a.m. 15 May 2023, 4:42 p.m.
Strophosoma faber Strophosoma faber - Strophosoma faber dylan Goat Gully 6 Feb 2024, 1:03 a.m. 15 May 2023, 4:42 p.m.
Strophosoma faber Strophosoma faber - Strophosoma faber dylan Goat Gully 6 Feb 2024, 1:03 a.m. 15 May 2023, 4:41 p.m.
Strophosoma faber Strophosoma faber - Strophosoma faber dylan Goat Gully 6 Feb 2024, 1:03 a.m. 15 May 2023, 4:42 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread but local in the South; rare in the North. Habitat includes: Dry sunny places with the food plants such as old quarries, wasteland, railway banks etc. Food plant: Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Anthemis, Artemisia campestris / vulgaris, Aster, Centaurea, Tanzy (Tanacetum vulgare).

Useful Links:

KERBTIER.DE

Plant Parasites of Europe

Biological Museum, Lund University Flickr

tristanba Flickr

iNaturalist

GBIF

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