
Pseudoprotapion astragali (Paykull, 1800) 
Family: Apionidae
Size: 2.4 mm (2.0 to 2.5 mm)
Origin: From Mongolia through central and Voderasien and Europe to North Africa
Biology: Monophagous to Astragalus glycophyllus, larval development in the 
flower bud
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Lichtenberg, Thueringische 
Muschwitz valley
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 2.VIII.2004
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2025
Pseudoprotapion astragali (big)
Pseudoprotapion astragali (Flickr)
Pseudoprotapion astragali (Wikimedia Commons)
Location List Coleoptera Germany Upper Franconia without Staphylinidae (Google Drive)
Location List Apionidae Palaearctic Region (Google Drive)