mindre kungsljusvivel
Cionus nigritarsis
Photo: Photo: (c) Lucyna Bugiera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Lucyna Bugiera
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Mindre kungsljusvivel faces severe threats from habitat loss due to agricultural intensification and urbanization, which destroys the specific plant communities it depends on for breeding and feeding. The species' highly specialized relationship with its host plants makes it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes and habitat fragmentation.
Habitat
Specializes in areas where its host plants in the Scrophulariaceae family grow, typically found in semi-natural grasslands, meadows, field margins, and disturbed ground with abundant mullein and related species. The species requires specific microhabitat conditions where host plants can establish and maintain viable populations.
Other threatened species in Curculionidae
Threatened in Austria
Frequently asked questions
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