''Larinus sibiricus'' is a species of

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found in

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and the

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. The weevil feeds on ''

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'' (Asteraceae). Females lay eggs on the flowerheads, and larvae undergo development inside the flower heads. The species'

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e are parasitized by '' Bracon urinator'' (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and '' Zeuxia cinerea'' (Diptera: Tachinidae).

References

Lixinae Beetles of Europe Beetles described in 1835 Taxa named by Leonard Gyllenhaal {{Curculionidae-stub