Cassida margaritacea Schaller, 1783
on Silene, etc.
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves. The spinulose larvae are conspicuous by holding a large lump, a mix of frass and exuvia, over the body, kept in place by a pair of hooks at the tip of the abdomen.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, oligophagous
Dianthus carthusianorum; Petrorhagia prolifera; Saponaria officinalis; Silene dioica, latifolia, vulgaris; Spergula arvensis.
Beetles also on Antennaria; Centaurea; Helichrysum; Thymus.
phenology
Hibernation as imago.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2002a).
references
Baviera & Sassi (2020a), Beltrán (2007a), Biondi, Regalin, Daccordi & Poggi (198a), Bukejs, Tamutis, Ferenca & Alekseev (2012a), Bukejs, Telnov & Barševskis (2009a), Farina (2015a), Jolivet (1953a), Murria Beltrán (2007b), Petitpierre (2007a, 2009a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Rozner & Rozner (2014a), Steinhausen (2002a).