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Phymatopus hecta · mažasis šakniagraužis

  • gold swift
  • Heidekraut-Wurzelbohrer
  • melleņu šūpotnis
  • krótkowąs paprotnik

The female deposits the eggs in flight, and the larvae feed on bracken (Pteridium aquilinum), mainly internally until fully grown, when they feed on young shoots. Gold swift courtship and mating is spectacular.