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Squamapion atomarium (Kirby, 1808) 
Family: Apionidae
Size: 2.0 mm (1.6 to 2.0 mm)
Distribution: From Anatolia and the Caucasus across Europe, reaching as far north as southern Sweden
Biology: The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare and on Mentha
Location: Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Kasendorf
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 1.VII.1973
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2025

Squamapion atomarium  (big)

Squamapion atomarium  (Flickr)

Squamapion atomarium  (Wikimedia Commons)

Location List Coleoptera Germany Upper Franconia without Staphylinidae  (Google Drive)

Location List Apionidae Palaearctic Region  (Google Drive)