Saperda (Compsidia) quercus quercus Charpentier, 1825
habitat & biology

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[Photo © D.Navrátil]

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A typical forest-steppe-pasture habitat of Saperda quercus quercus with kermes oak (Quercus cociffera) cover in Karyes (Καρυές) vilage environs (868 m a.s.l. Sparti, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece).

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[Photo © D.Navrátil]

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[Photo © Milan Sláma]

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Thin oak (Quercus sp.) branches infested by Saperda quercus quercus with typical galls, exit holes and larval galleries (origin: Greece).

[Photographs are published with the kind permission of Milan Sláma]

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