Phyllobius vespertinus, (Fabricius, 1792)

Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 4. Tribe Phyllobiini Schönherr, 1826, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1), pp. 24-38 : 34-35

Ph. (s. str.) vespertinus (Fabricius, 1792)

= mali (Paykull, 1792)

References: Barševskis 1997; Telnov et al. 1997, 2002; Telnov 2004; Kalniņš et al. 2007.

Examined material: 32 specimens: Daugavpils d.: Bebrene , 6.05.2006 (2, leg. E. Rudāns) , 13.05.2006 (1, leg. E. Rudāns) , Daugavpils beltway, between Križi and Ļubesti , 8.06.2001 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , Elerne, Muravki house, 16.06.2002 (2, leg. A. Barševskis) , Ilgas, Silene NPT, 9.05.2006 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , Stropi , 4.05.2009 (1, leg. A. Bukejs) , 23.06.2009 (2, leg. A. Bukejs) , Šedere, Šarlote , 11.05.2008 (2, leg. K. Aksjuta) , 8.05.2009 (1, leg. K. Aksjuta) , Šedere, Straumēni house, 10- 11.05.2008 (1, leg. M. Janovska) Vabole , 1993 (1, leg. M. Jukšs) ; Jēkabpils d.: Dunava , 1.06.2002 (3, leg. A. Barševskis) , 1.06.2008 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , Jēkabpils, 13.05.2006 (1, leg. K. Barševska and A. Barševskis) Rubeņi , 23.04.2000 (1, leg. I. Leiskina) ; Preiļi d.: Jersika, Kurpnieki house, 26- 28.05.2006 (2, leg. K. Barševska) , 4.06.2006 (1, leg. K. Barševska) , 20.05.2007 (2, leg. A. Barševskis), 25.05.2007 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 26.05.2007 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 27.05.2007 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 14.06.2009 (1, leg. A. Barševskis, K. Barševska); Rīga d.: Cekule env., 17.05.2008 (1, leg. D. Telnov) , Kūdra , 6.06.1997 (1, leg. A. Titovs) .

Host plants: Polyphagous: Betula ( Betulaceae ), Achillea , Artemisia, Tussilago (Compositae) , Lathyrus ( Fabaceae ), Dactylis (Gramineae) , Crataegus , Fragaria , Potentilla , Prunus ( Rosaceae ), Galium ( Rubiaceae ), Populus ( Salicaceae ), Ulmus ( Ulmaceae ), Aegopodium (Umbelliferae) .

Phenology: V-VI.

General distribution: Europe [EUR].

Note: An infrequent species in Latvia. Phyllobius vespertinus and Ph. pyri are very similar and variable species, therefore difficult to determinate. Taxonomical status of Ph. vespertinus is not clear; some authors considered that specimens belongs to this taxon are aberrant specimens of Ph. pyri (N.N. Yunakov pers. comm.).