Csóka, György and Kovács, Tibor (1999): Xilofág rovarok - Xylophagous insects. Hungarian Forest Research Institute. Erdészeti Turományos Intézet, Agroinform Kiadó, Budapest, 189 pp. Mn: Csíkos páfránydarázs / En: 8-11mm. Univoltine, with an extremely female-biased sex ratio. Larvae feed on bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) and on fern (Dryopteris filix-mas). The older larvae later chew deep into the bark of older Pinus trees. Occurs throughout Europe and North Africa, including Hungary.
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