Host-plant-recognition

Guides

• Ceutorhynchus inaffectatus

  Ceutorhynchus inaffectatus is a monophagous weevil that feeds exclusively on Hesperis matronalis (dame's violet). The species demonstrates specialized host plant recognition mediated by specific glucosinolates found in its host. It occurs in north-western Europe, with records from Belgium and Denmark.

  monophagousglucosinolate-specializationhost-plant-recognitionchemical-ecologyCeutorhynchinae