
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)