Ph. (s. str.) vespertinus (Fabricius, 1792)

= mali (Paykull, 1792)

References: Barševskis 1997; Telnov et al. 1997, 2002; Telnov 2004; Kalniņš et al. 2007.

Examined material: 32 specimens: Daugavpils d.: Bebrene, 6.05.2006 (2, leg. E. Rudāns) , 13.05.2006 (1, leg. E. Rudāns), Daugavpils beltway, between Križi and Ļubesti, 8.06.2001 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , Elerne, Muravki house, 16.06.2002 (2, leg. A. Barševskis) , Ilgas, Silene NPT, 9.05.2006 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , Stropi, 4.05.2009 (1, leg. A. Bukejs) , 23.06.2009 (2, leg. A. Bukejs), Šedere, Šarlote, 11.05.2008 (2, leg. K. Aksjuta) , 8.05.2009 (1, leg. K. Aksjuta), Šedere, Straumēni house, 10- 11.05.2008 (1, leg. M. Janovska) Vabole, 1993 (1, leg. M. Jukšs) ; Jēkabpils d.: Dunava, 1.06.2002 (3, leg. A. Barševskis) , 1.06.2008 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Jēkabpils, 13.05.2006 (1, leg. K. Barševska and A. Barševskis) Rubeņi, 23.04.2000 (1, leg. I. Leiskina) ; Preiļi d.: Jersika, Kurpnieki house, 26- 28.05.2006 (2, leg. K. Barševska) , 4.06.2006 (1, leg. K. Barševska), 20.05.2007 (2, leg. A. Barševskis), 25.05.2007 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 26.05.2007 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 27.05.2007 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 14.06.2009 (1, leg. A. Barševskis, K. Barševska); Rīga d.: Cekule env., 17.05.2008 (1, leg. D. Telnov) , Kūdra, 6.06.1997 (1, leg. A. Titovs) .

Host plants: Polyphagous: Betula ( Betulaceae), Achillea, Artemisia, Tussilago (Compositae), Lathyrus ( Fabaceae), Dactylis (Gramineae), Crataegus, Fragaria, Potentilla, Prunus ( Rosaceae), Galium ( Rubiaceae), Populus ( Salicaceae), Ulmus ( Ulmaceae), Aegopodium (Umbelliferae) .

Phenology: V-VI.

General distribution: Europe [EUR].

Note: An infrequent species in Latvia. Phyllobius vespertinus and Ph. pyri are very similar and variable species, therefore difficult to determinate. Taxonomical status of Ph. vespertinus is not clear; some authors considered that specimens belongs to this taxon are aberrant specimens of Ph. pyri (N.N. Yunakov pers. comm.).