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Byturus tomentosus (Raspberry beetle)

Synonyms: Byturus urbanus; Dermestes tomentosus (homotypic); Horticola urbanus

Wikipedia Abstract

The raspberry beetle (Byturus tomentosus) is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae. It is a major pest that is widespread in north-central Europe, affecting raspberry, blackberry and loganberry plants. Up to 50% of raspberry harvest may be lost due to the beetle. This species is related to the raspberry fruitworm (B. urbanus) which is native to North America.
View Wikipedia Record: Byturus tomentosus

Prey / Diet

Consumers

Pollinator of 
Cardamine pratensis atlantica (Cuckoo Flower)[1]
Crataegus heterophylla (Common Hawthorn)[1]
Crataegus laevigata palmstruchii (Midland Hawthorn)[1]
Rubus idaeus (Raspberry)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Ecology of Commanster
♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0