Conizonia (Conizonia) aresteni Pic, 1951
biology

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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↑ - A typical locality of Conizonia (Conizonia) aresteni Pic, 1951 - sparse vegetation of coastal dunes near Casablanca with knapweed Centaurea seridis.

↓ - The host plant of Conizonia aresteni - knapweed Centaurea seridis.

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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[Photo © David Navrátil]

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The larvae of Conizonia aresteni develop in the lower part of stems and roots of Centaurea seridis. During the day, the beetles sit on the leaves of the host plant, or more often on their undersides or hidden in the leaf rosettes. We also observed females laying eggs in the Centaurea leaf rosettes. The beetles can be found on the host plant practically all day long, even in bad weather.