Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta L.

Anthonomus rubripes ab femoratus
(Gyllenhal)

DESCRIPTION: Weevil - grey with reddish-brown legs
BACKGROUND LIFE CYCLE
Availability Habitat Adult Emergence Egg Laying Larva Development F1 Adult Life Span Over Winters
P Not known Mid May and early summer Flower buds prior to flowering Flower buds consuming all contents   Not known In litter
ATTACK COLLECTION NOTES
Stage Damage Life Stage Method I.I.B.C. screening in progress.
Adult -Leaf and flower budNot knownNot known
Larvae -Flower buds

Tinthia myrmosaeformis

DESCRIPTION: Moth - 6.5 to 7 mm clear wings
BACKGROUND LIFE CYCLE
Availability Habitat Adult Emergence Egg Laying Larva Development F1 Adult Life Span Over Winters
P Dry open to semi-open habitat; sandy to coarse soils March to late May and early June Not known Surface rhizomes and tunnels into roots   2 weeks Larvae-in roots
ATTACK COLLECTION NOTES
Stage Damage Life Stage Method I.I.B.C. screening in progress.
Larvae -Root minerAdult -Aspirate

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